Andy Baldridge

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/09/1945

Andy Baldridge was born in Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma on May 27, 1919.

He was drafted into the Army on January 16, 1942 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. His home of residence was listed
as Sequoyah County, Oklahoma and his civilian occupation was listed as Farm Hands, General Farms.
He had completed grammar school and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company C from the 4th Infantry Division
replacement pool on June 17, 1944.

He was wounded in action in France on June 25, 1944 and returned to duty
on August 7, 1944.

Private First Class Baldridge was killed in action in Germany on February 9, 1945
during the battle for the city of Prüm.

Andy Baldridge's listing in the Chronicles of Oklahoma - Oklahoma War Memorial World War II

From the Oklahoma State University Library

Andy Baldridge was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Oklahoma.

Burial:
Peters Cemetery
Brushy
Sequoyah County
Oklahoma

Grave marker for Andy Baldridge

Photo by Frances Allen Titsworth from the Find A Grave website

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