We know from his niece that Sydney was kind, generous and he could not stand racism.
He also took a 17 year-old soldier under his wing, until he died.
PFC Sydney G. Dudgeon was part of B Batterie, 29th Field Artillery Battalion, 4th Infantry Division
He was killed in action when the LCT he was aboard hit a mine and sank while approaching Utah Beach.
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He was among the 39 men who died in the wreckage. 50 men from 29th FAB were killed in World War Two, most of them were men from B Batterie, 29th Field Artillery Battalion, a lot of them were never recovered.