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Personal info

Full name
RYDELL, Harry Cornell
Date of birth
2 December 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Miami, Dade County, Florida
Hometown
Dade County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34548470
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
Near Kesternich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 6 26

Immediate family

Members
Clinton C. Rydell (father)
Margret M. Rydell (mother)
Clinton C. Rydell (brother)
Helen J. Rydell (sister)

More information

Sgt Harry C. Rydell attended Miami Edison High School.

He enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida, on 12 March 1943 and was sent overseas in October 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, Richard Blunk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, The Miami Herald 28 March 1945