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Sgt Orval Odell Driggs

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Sgt Orval Odell Driggs Veteran

Birth
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Death
25 Sep 1944 (aged 26)
France
Burial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Son of Edward Bethel Driggs &
Ida Mae Davis (Masoner)
One of six children;
5 brothers
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1913 Theodore Thurman***see below
1916 Hershel***see below
1919 Harold Riley***see below
1921 Edward Lloyd***see below
1923 Clyde Victor***see below

Military
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Army Sgt. 142nd Inf., 36th Division

Grayson Co, TX Field of Honor
For those Service Men From Grayson Co, TX who made the supreme Sacrifice when losing their lives in WWII

He received the Silver Star & Purple Heart

Additional information shared by F*A*G contributor Andy #48021049
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Orval O. Driggs, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 36th Infantry Division during World War II.

General Orders: Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 116 (1944)
Action Date: World War II
Service: Army
Division: 36th Infantry Division
(currently unconfirmed)
Son of Edward Bethel Driggs &
Ida Mae Davis (Masoner)
One of six children;
5 brothers
***********************************
1913 Theodore Thurman***see below
1916 Hershel***see below
1919 Harold Riley***see below
1921 Edward Lloyd***see below
1923 Clyde Victor***see below

Military
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Army Sgt. 142nd Inf., 36th Division

Grayson Co, TX Field of Honor
For those Service Men From Grayson Co, TX who made the supreme Sacrifice when losing their lives in WWII

He received the Silver Star & Purple Heart

Additional information shared by F*A*G contributor Andy #48021049
***********************************************************
Orval O. Driggs, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 36th Infantry Division during World War II.

General Orders: Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 116 (1944)
Action Date: World War II
Service: Army
Division: 36th Infantry Division
(currently unconfirmed)

Gravesite Details

Entered the Service from Texas.



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