 World
War II
Pete
Ford
PFC -Army -KIA
63rd Inf Reg,6th Inf Div.
Died 18 Jul 1945-Philippines
in the Cagayan Valley on Luzon.
The Battle
of Luzon ( 9 Jan 1945 - 15 Aug 1945 )
"Sight Seein' Sixth"
Insignia
6th Infantry Div
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"Blood and Fire"
Insignia
63rd Inf Reg
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His Service Number is ;
35432415- in the Gold Star website
Service No 38432415-
On his burial card below (Likely the correct
one)
Born in Whitewright,
Grayson, TX 21 Dec 1923
The
Whitewright Sun
7 Sep 1944
The Whitewright Sun
28 Sep 1944
The Whitewright Sun
19 Oct 1944
The Whitewright Sun
15 Feb 1945
The Whitewright Sun
14 Jun 1945
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The
Whitewright Sun
9 Aug 1945
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In
the WWII Hospital Records (Usually Medic for
Infantry), it is recorded that he hurt his
back in
May of 1944 and was discharged back to
duty. No Medic card for when he died.
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MANILA
AMERICAN CEMETERY
MANILA , PHILIPPINES
His WWII Registration Card
Grayson
County Military Page
Susan
Hawkins
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County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send
me a message.
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