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JUDD, Verne - Date of
birth
1 December 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Lostant, Lasalle County, Illinois -
Hometown
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19183208 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
17 February 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Orrel P. Judd (father
Elsie F. (Kregor) Judd (mother)
Ruth V. Judd (sister)
Roger W. Judd (brother)
Marshall K. Judd (brother)
Max D. Judd (brother)
Donald K. Judd (brother)
More information
Pfc Verne Judd graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1935 and attended Santa Monica Junior College. He was employed at the Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica.He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 19 November 1942. He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) and studied engineering at the Michigan School of Mining and Technology in Houghton, Michigan. When the program was discontinued he was transferred to the infantry and trained at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. He was sent overseas in November 1944.
Pfc Verne Judd died from wounds sustained on 7 January 1945.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - soilsister, Santa Monica High School 1935