Name:
William Sheldon Girdley
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
7040400
Unit:
1st Ranger Battalion
Date of Death:
1996-04-30
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Scotland Cemetery, Scotland, Greene County, Indiana, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
William Sheldon Girdley was born on May 27, 1921, in Martin County, Indiana. He was the son of William Alexander Girdley and Sarah Anna Stuffle Summerville. He was married to Hazel Josephine Hamilton Girdley.
Girdley served in Company D, 1st Ranger Battalion, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was one of 50 US Army Rangers who participated with British Commando on the Dieppe raid in 1942. PFC Girdley died on April 30, 1996, and is now buried in Scotland Cemetery, Scotland, Greene County, Indiana, USA.
Source of information and photo: wwiirangers.org