Name:
Samuel Thomas, Jr. Bridges
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
365890
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-29
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Samuel Thomas Bridges Jr. was born on September 17, 1921, in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas. He was the son of Samuel Thomas Bridges Sr. and Mary Willie DeChaume Bridges.
He served in the Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 29, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.