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Date of Birth: | January 10, 1945 |
Place of Birth: | DeRidder, LA |
Date of Death: | April 13, 1968 |
Burial Site: | Community Cemetery, DeRidder, LA |
Address of Record: | 125 Elm Street, DeRidder, LA |
Spouse: | None |
Children: | None |
Parents: | Mrs. Thelma Bridges (mother) and Mrs. Rose German (guardian) are listed |
Siblings: | None |
School(s): | George Washington Carver High School Southern University at Baton Rouge |
Affiliations: | Methodist-Bethel A.M.E. Church |
Interests: | Drawing |
Branch: | U. S. Army |
Rank: | SP-4 |
Serial Number: | 15 895 586 |
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Unit: | Troop C, 1st Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry, American Division |
Battle or Circumstance: | Wounded by explosive device on 10 Apr 1968. |
Circumstances of Death: | Died of wounds on 13 Apr 1968. |
Comments: | Nickname: “Buttercup” to all who loved and knew him, “especially the Thomas family” |
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