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RUDD, Carl - Date of
birth
9 May 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Crape Creek, Magoffin County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Seco, Letcher County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35432392 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
Trier, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William S. Rudd (father
Rose E. (Patrick) Rudd (mother)
Flora L. Rudd (sister)
Ollie Rudd (brother)
Bessie Rudd (sister)
James R. Rudd (brother)
Willliam H. Rudd (brother)
Nola Rudd (sister)
Orban Rudd (brother)
John H. Rudd (brother)
Erie Rudd (sister)
Maurine Rudd (sister)
Frankie M. (Venters) Rudd (wife)
Carl Rudd Jr. (son)
More information
Sgt Carl Rudd enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 4 June 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / Kentucky Birth Index, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal 15 June 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Astrid / Garry Rudd