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Personal info

Full name
RIDOUT, Arnold Bull
Date of birth
18 May 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Washington, District of Columbia
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia

Military service

Service number
33841805
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kayersberg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 20 30

Immediate family

Members
Arthur A. Ridout (father)
Ellen (Cole) Ridout (mother)

More information

Pfc Arnold B. Ridout graduated from McKinley Technical High School an attended college for two years before he became an office clerk.

He enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 23 February 1944.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his actions on 17 December 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

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