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Personal info

Full name
WALDRIDGE, William Claybourn
Date of birth
11 April 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
Anderson County, Kentucky
Hometown
Spencer County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
15045726
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
34th Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Stendal, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 13 10

Immediate family

Members
Harry Waldridge (father)
Lillie M. (Beasley) Waldridge (mother)
Thursby R. Waldridge (brother)
Perry W. Waldridge (brother)
Veneva H. Waldridge (sister)
Lura E. Waldridge (sister)
Ida C. Waldridge (sister)
Nettie F. Waldrige (sister)
Virgil W. Waldridge (brother)

More information

Pvt William C. Waldridge attended high school for one year and worked on a farm.

He joined the Regular Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky on 3 September 1940.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Miranda Prevaes