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RIDLEY, Harold Smith "Deacon" - Date of
birth
1 August 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Red River County, Texas -
Hometown
Detroit, Red River County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38475783 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
8 May 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 75 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Grover P. Ridley (father)
Tommie S. (Mathis) Ridley (mother)
George R. Ridley (sister)
Henrietta Ridley (sister)
Lucian G. Ridley (brother)
More information
Pfc Harold S. Ridley graduated from Detroit High School.He was sent overseas in November 1944.
He was killed in a car accident.
He is remembered at the Woodland Cemetery in Woodland, Red River County, Texas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record / Crowley Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The Paris News Texas 28 May 1945
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – P Crow, www.findagrave.com – Carol Pagitt Hammack, www.newspapers.com – The Paris News Texas 28 May 1945