Orrie J. Rider Jr.

  • ASN:
    33905254
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Sept 16, 1925
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Sept 3, 1995
FULL NAME:

Orrie J. Rider Jr.

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

33905254

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Sept 16, 1925
  • DATE OF DEATH: Sept 3, 1995
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Baltimore, Maryland

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Apr 26, 1944
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Baltimore, Maryland
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    38th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company D, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Sergeant (Sgt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Member of Machine Gun Team
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Distinguished Unit Citation, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:

Arrived in Europe on December 7, 1944. Let to back home in possession with post mark date from APO unknown location. Waiting around for field assignment playing cards with fellow soldiers.

40 year service with B&O/Chessie System/CSX railroad at Monte Claire Shop in Baltimore, MD and Cumberland, Maryland. Loved to fish the Chesapeake Bay and was on the water every weekend during the summer. Chased Rockfish/Stripers from the surf up and down the East Coast from New England to Mid Atlantic States. Self taught wooden duck carver and gardener in later years after move to Western Maryland in mid 70s.

HONORED BY:

John & Rob Rider and Family

NARA - Display Full Records

File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Orrie J Rider
Army Serial Number
33905254
Enlistment Place
Baltimore Maryland
Enlistment Date
5 Jul 1944
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Service Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
3 years of high school
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1925
Birth Place
Maryland
Source Box Number
0724
Source Film Reel Number
1.241
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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