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SKIDMORE, Waverly Owen - Date of
birth
5 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34679257 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
13 October 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lloyd J. Skidmore (father)
Mattie (Owen) Skidmore (mother)
Lloyd J. Skidmore Jr. (brother)
More information
Pvt Skidmore was a cadet of The Citadel and would have graduated in 1946.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Mart Janssen, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S.,
Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://thecitadelmemorialeurope.wordpress.com,
Attended the Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina located in Charleston. Member of the Class of 1946
Photo source: www.citadel.edu, Roger Long