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Personal info

Full name
ALDRIDGE, Durwood
Date of birth
6 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Prentiss County, Mississippi
Hometown
Beath, Prentiss County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34876756
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Foschviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 39 29

Immediate family

Members
Selman Aldridge (father)
Margaret B. (Barron) Aldridge (mother)
Willis Aldridge (brother)
Monroe C. Aldridge (brother)
Estelle Aldridge (sister)
Flavos L. Aldridge (brother)
Addie E. Aldridge (sister)
Dillard D. Aldridge (brother)

More information

Pvt Durwood Aldridge was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 12 November 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Cutlett Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.80thdivision.com
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