US PARAS Black, Sidney Richard, Jr.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Black ​

• FORENAME

Sidney Richard, Jr.​

• UNIT

551 Parachute Infantry Bn (Company A) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

18116471​

• DATE OF DEATH

8th June 1946​

• AGE

25​

• GRAVESITE

High Island Cemetery, High Island, Texas, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 26.01.1921 Jennings, Louisiana, USA​

father Sidney Richard Black, Sr. (1895-1955)​

4 years high school​

civil occupation apprentices to other trades​

employed by Pennsylvania Shipyards, Beaumont, Texas​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

16.02.1942 draft card Beaumont, Texas​

29.06.1942 entered service Houston, Texas​

WIA Germany​

24.10.1945 discharged​

single​

service station owner​

died due car accident Gilchrist, Texas ​

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