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GIDDENS, Hershel C - Date of
birth
8 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Irwin County, Georgia -
Hometown
Ocilla, Irwin County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34828777 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 January 1945 - Place of
death
Stattmatten, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 55 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alvin Giddens (father)
Beulah (Mixon) Giddens (mother)
More information
Pfc Hershel C. Giddens attended high school for two years and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 22 September 1943.He is remembered at the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Irwin County, Georgia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Oliver Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Shelby Bozeman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Michael H. Pafford