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Pvt George Wilmer Skidmore

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Pvt George Wilmer Skidmore

Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
15 Jun 1943 (aged 45)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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He was the son of Mack D. Skidmore and Annie Skidmore.
On January 24, 1931 as George W. Skidmore, he married Edith B. Krupp at the District of Columbia.

He was injured on June 13, 1943 when Engine 2 crashed into a telephone utility pole while responding to an alarm of fire. He died two days later at Emergency Hospital in the District of Columbia. At the time of his death he was the Vice President of the Ballston Volunteer Fire Department where he had been a member since 1929.

The Washington Post June 18, 1943
Skidmore, George W. On Tuesday, June 15, 1943 at Emergency Hospital, George W. Skidmore of 1011 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia, beloved brother of Mrs. Leona Cuppett, Mrs. Mildred Galleher and Frank R. Skidmore. Remains resting at the Ives Funeral Home, 2847 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia where funeral services will be held Friday, June 18 at 3:30PM. Interment Columbia Gardens Cemetery.
He was the son of Mack D. Skidmore and Annie Skidmore.
On January 24, 1931 as George W. Skidmore, he married Edith B. Krupp at the District of Columbia.

He was injured on June 13, 1943 when Engine 2 crashed into a telephone utility pole while responding to an alarm of fire. He died two days later at Emergency Hospital in the District of Columbia. At the time of his death he was the Vice President of the Ballston Volunteer Fire Department where he had been a member since 1929.

The Washington Post June 18, 1943
Skidmore, George W. On Tuesday, June 15, 1943 at Emergency Hospital, George W. Skidmore of 1011 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia, beloved brother of Mrs. Leona Cuppett, Mrs. Mildred Galleher and Frank R. Skidmore. Remains resting at the Ives Funeral Home, 2847 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia where funeral services will be held Friday, June 18 at 3:30PM. Interment Columbia Gardens Cemetery.


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