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Personal info

Full name
RIDENOUR, Donald W
Date of birth
19 October 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
St. Johns, Clinton County, Michigan
Hometown
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
O2005503
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Neuss, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 3 24

Immediate family

Members
Earl Ridenour (father)
Frances Ridenour (mother)
Stuart E. Ridenour (brother)
Terry Ridenour (wife)

More information

Donald W. Ridenour was a hotel manager.

He enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 14 April 1941 and was sent overseas in June 1944.

While serving in Belgium he received a battle commission, promoting him from sergeant to second lieutenant.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - Lansing State Journal, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.newspapers.com - Lansing State Journal