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Personal info

Full name
BRIDGES, Austin Ray
Date of birth
30 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Maiden, North Carolina
Hometown
Catawba County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34606427
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
746th Tank Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 6 37

Immediate family

Members
John M. Bridges (father)
Laura G. Bridges (mother)
Oscar G. Bridges (brother)
Mildred M. Bridges (sister)
William H. Bridges (brother)

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

Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com