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Submitted: 10/6/15 • Approved: 3/12/22 • Last Updated: 6/29/23 • R1101464-G0-S3
Arkansas
SERGEANT Company L 222 Infantry 42 Infantry Division
World War II
March 31, 1919 - January 20, 1945
Battle Star Medal
Purple Heart
The remains of Sgt. James B. Riddick, SN 20741048, whose next of kin is William B. Riddick, Stephens, Arkansas, were dispatched from Memphis General Depot today. Lieut. Col. Dan L. Miller, chief of the Memphis General Depot's American Graves Registration Division, announced. Escorted by a military escort, they will be delivered to Proctor's Funeral Home, Camden, Arkansas. Estimated time of arrival at Camden is 2:41 p.m. today. Sgt. Riddick, who served with the U. S. Army Ground Forces, was returned from Epinal Cemetery, France. (Camden, News - April 28, 1948)
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