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Hugh Ridge Jr.

Staff Sergeant Army World War II

Army
Army
Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
101st Airborne Division
101st Airborne Division
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Unit
101st Airborne Division
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
12/22/1944 – 08/1946
Date of Birth
06/20/1925
Date of Death
07/18/2002
Hometown
Taylor, OH
Awards & Decorations
Bronze Star, Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with 1 Bronze Battle Star, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 1 Bronze Battle Star, 2 Overseas Service Bars, Army of Occupation Medal Japan Good Conduct Medal
Burial Location
Claibourne Twp: Bethlehem (Claibourne Cemetery)
Monument Paver
No
Township (entering service)
Taylor
Township (current / at death)
Taylor
School
Richwood High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Bronze Star
Bronze Star

Biography

School: Richwood High School.

Source: Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 6, p. 31 | Ancestry - Find A Grave