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PEDIGO, Clifton Sanders - Date of
birth
21 April 1908 -
Age
36 -
Place of birth
Knob Lick, Metcalfe County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Knob Lick, Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35892987 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 October 1944 - Place of
death
Haguenau, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Emmitt T. Pedigo (father)
Martha F. (Van Zant) Pedigo (mother)
Hughie R. Pedigo (brother)
Edry C. Pedigo (brother)
Mattie E. Pedigo (sister)
More information
Pvt Clifton S. Pedigo attended college and was a salesman before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 19 August 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Caswell Tree, www.findagrave.com – Laura J. Stewart
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy