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Personal info

Full name
HEDGER, James M
Date of birth
20 October 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Dayton, Campbell County, Kentucky
Hometown
Campbell County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35665352
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 December 1944
Place of death
Gürzenich, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 4 56

Immediate family

Members
Harry S. Hedger (father)
Cora L. (Herms) Hedger (mother)
Bertha Hedger (sister)
Willie S. Hedger (brother)
Harrison Hedger (brother)
Adahelen Hedger (sister)
Harry S. Hedger (brother)

More information

S/Sgt James M. Hedger attended high school for three years and was a watch maker.

He enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 13 October 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.83rdinfdivdocs.org