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Personal info

Full name
BEARD, Sidney Durwood "Bill"
Date of birth
11 January 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Hometown
Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39471698
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
14 November 1944
Place of death
Roggindorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 24 16

Immediate family

Members
Garland T. Beard (father)
Myrtle M. (Pfeifer) Beard (mother)
Robert Beard (brother)
Francis M. Beard (sister)
Beulah H. Beard (sister)
Ara J. Beard (sister)
Cora L. (Courtney) Beard (wife)
Robert D. Beard (son)

More information

Pvt Sidney D. Beard was married to Cora L. Courtney on 7 February 1933.

He was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Lewis, Washington on 15 March 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com