|
Albert J. BIDGOOD
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Source : Arnaud Gaté
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-1291394 (20903388) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1920 GEORGIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | CALIFORNIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Gerald & Mary Ellen Meehan BIDGOOD Brother : Gerald M | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| RANK | First Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FONCTION | Infantry Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Clerks, general office |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 3 March 1941 San Francisco CALIFORNIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPANY | Company C | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| REGIMENT | 13th Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DIVISION | 8th Infantry Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 16 July 1944 |
Source : Maxime Riviere | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Brest | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRAVE |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DECORATION |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| STORY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Albert was born in Georgia, but was living with his family in San Francisco, California, when the war started. In 1940, the family lived at 225 23rd Avenue, San Francisco. The family consisted of Albert, his father, Gerald, his mother Mary Ellen, and his younger brother Gerald. Albert’s father was a motorman for the street railway and made $1,500 in 1939. (In today’s dollars that amount is roughly $28,500.) Albert enlisted in the California National Guard as a corporal on March 3, 1941. Before enlisting, he had attended college for three years. Albert was assigned to the 13th Infantry, 8th Division, Company C. The 8th Division landed on Normandy Beach on July 4, 1944. He was killed on July 16, 1944, and is buried in St. Laurent, Normandy. He was single with no dependents. (His brother Gerald was killed in the Pacific theater.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Activated/Activé |
Normandy/Normandie |
| 1 Jul 1940 | Days of Combat/Jour de Combat 266 |
| Casualties/Victimes 13 986 | |
Entered Combat/Entré au combat |
|
| 8 Jul 1944 Normandy | |
|
Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux Maj. Gen. Philip B. Peyton (Jun 40 - Dec 40) |
Campaigns/CampagnesNormandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44) |
PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP |
|
 |
|
DIVISION CHRONICLEAfter training in Ireland the 8th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy, 4 July 1944, and entered combat on the 7th. Fighting through the hedgerows, it crossed the Ay River, 26 July, pushed through Rennes, 8 August, and attacked Brest in September. The Crozon Peninsula was cleared, 19 September, and the Division drove across France to Luxembourg, moved to the Hurtgen Forest, 20 November, cleared Hurtgen on the 28th and Brandenburg, 3 December, and pushed on to the Roer. That river was crossed on 23 February 1945, Duren taken on the 25th and the Erft Canal crossed on the 28th. The 8th reached the Rhine near Rodenkirchen, 7 March, and maintained positions along the river near Koln. On 6 April the Division attacked northwest to aid in the destruction of enemy forces in the Ruhr Pocket, and by the 17th had completed its mission. After security duty, the Division, under operational control of the British Second Army, drove across the Elbe, 1 May, and penetrated to Schwerin when the war in Europe ended.
|
CHRONIQUE DE DIVISIONAprès s'être entraîné en Irlande, la 8th Infantry Division débarque à Utah Beach, en Normandie, le 4 juillet 1944, et entre en combat le 7. Traversant les haies, il franchit la rivière Ay, le 26 juillet, traverse Rennes le 8 août et attaque Brest en septembre. La péninsule de Crozon a été défrichée le 19 septembre et la Division a traversé la France jusqu'au Luxembourg, s'est installée dans la forêt de Hurtgen le 20 novembre, a défriché Hurtgen le 28 et Brandebourg le 3 décembre et s'est dirigée vers la Roer. Cette rivière fut franchie le 23 février 1945, Duren fut prise le 25 et le canal Erft traversa le 28. Le 8 a atteint le Rhin près de Rodenkirchen, le 7 mars, et a maintenu des positions le long de la rivière près de Cologne. Le 6 avril, la division attaqua le nord-ouest pour aider à la destruction des forces ennemies dans la poche de la Ruhr. Le 17, elle avait achevé sa mission. Après la sécurité, la Division, sous le contrôle opérationnel de la deuxième armée britannique, traversa l'Elbe le 1er mai et pénétra à Schwerin à la fin de la guerre en Europe. |
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Armydivs.squarespace.com |
|---|
| Brother of Albert J |
Gerald M. BIDGOOD
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 20903355 |
Source : JimO | |
| AGE | 21 yo | ||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 NEW YORK | ||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | CALIFORNIA | ||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Gerald & Mary Ellen Meehan BIDGOOD Brother : Albert J | ||
| RANK | Private | ||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Actor | ||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 2 May 1941 Camp San Luis Obispo CALIFORNIA | ||
| UNIT |
Headquarters Squadron, 19th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 July 1942 | ||
| STATUS | KIA | | |
| Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija Province, Central Luzon, PHILIPPINES | |||
| CEMETERY | MANILA AMERICAN CEMETERY McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio PHILIPPINES | ||
| |||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov | ||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - cjaluotto (Fold3) |
|---|---|
| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |