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Personal info

Full name
BRIDGES, William Madison
Date of birth
21 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Brinson, Decatur County, Georgia
Hometown
Decatur County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
44035785
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
271st Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 2 14

Immediate family

Members
Robert L. Bridges (father)
Lilliam M. (Maddox) Bridges (mother)
James E. Bridges (brother)
Henry A. Bridges (brother)
Mercer T. Bridges (brother)
Julia E. Bridges (sister)
Evelyn L. Bridges (sister)
John M. Bridges (brother)
Paul L. Bridges (brother)
Lillie J Bridges (sister)

More information

Pfc William M. Bridges worked on the family farm.

He enlisted on 22 August 1944 at Fort McPherson, Georgia.

Pfc Bridges is remembered at Brinson Cemetery in Brinson, Decatur County, Georgia with a memorial marker.

His brother, Lt. James Edwin Bridges, is remembered at the Manilla American Cemetery.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Registration Card, Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred, John Bridges (brother), www.findagrave.com - To Die for Images