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BIDDLECOMB, Samuel Frederick "Fred" - Date of
birth
3 August 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Fairfield, Northumberland County, Virginia -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33885372 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 10 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alfred W. Biddlecomb (father)
Almeda F. (Robinson) Biddlecomb (mother)
Walter J. Biddlecomb (brother)
Alfred F. Biddlecomb (brother)
Ralph R. Biddlecomb (brother)
Almeda M. Biddlecomb (sister)
Eleanor E. (Miller) Biddlecomb (wife)
Frederick K. Biddlecomb (son)
David Biddlecomb (son)
More information
Pfc Samuel F. Biddlecomb graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, where he played soccer.He enlisted on 24 April 1944 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
He was mortally wounded in the vicinity of Boisheim, Germany on 23 February 1945 and died the next day of his wounds in a hospital in Germany. The exact location is not known.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, History 334th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Baltimore Sun
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Fred and Beverley Biddlecomb (nephew and niece-in-law)