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SHORTRIDGE, Max - Date of
birth
30 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Carroll County, Indiana -
Hometown
Carroll County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35096393 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 37 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis H. Shortridge (father)
Golda C. (Milburn) Shortridge (mother)
Virginia E. Shortridge (sister)
Maxine Shortridge (twin sister)
More information
Pfc Max Shortridge enlisted on 10 March 1943 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten