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Last Address Oriental, NC (Father~William Carlton Aldridge)
Casualty Date Dec 07, 1941
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Hawaii
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Oriental Cemetery - Oriental, North Carolina
Military Service Number 2 628 945
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
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American Defense Service Medal - 1941
Name of Award American Defense Service Medal
Devices
Star in Lieu of the following Clasps
Fleet Clasp for US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard for service on the high seas while regularly attached to any vessels of the Atlantic, Pacific, or Asiatic fleets as well as vessels of the Naval Transport Service and vessels operating directly under the Chief of Naval Operations
Base Clasp for US Navy and US Marine Corps for service outside the continental limits of the United States (service in either Alaska or Hawaii qualified
Sea Clasp for US Coast Guard for all other vessels and aircraft, not qualifying for the Fleet Clasp, which regularly conducted patrols at sea
Foreign Service Class for US Army for military service outside the continental limits of the United States, including service in Alaska.
Year Awarded 1941
Last Updated: Aug 30, 2016
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Pamela Baker (SBTS Writer)-Historian.
