Girdley William Sheldon

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William Sheldon Girdley is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Dieppe American Ranger Memorial

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