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SKIRROW, Arthur Gordon - Date of
birth
16 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14116687 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Hatten, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Sinclair T. Skirrow (father)
Ethel M. Skirrow (mother)
Doris Skirrow (sister)
John F. Skirrow (brother)
More information
Pfc Arthur G. Skirrow graduated from Waller High School in 1940 and attended Davidson College for two years.He joined the Army in Davidson, North Carolina on 17 October 1942. He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) and studied at Mississippi State college.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / U.S. Presbyterian Church Records
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel, Waller High School 1940, Davidson College 1943