Donald Ralph Hedges
1921 - 1996 (75 years)
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Name Donald Ralph Hedges Born 25 Jun 1921 Edgar County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male _MILT World War II - Name: Donald R Hedges
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen (White)
State of Residence: Illinois
County or City: Vermilion
Enlistment Date: 29 Sep 1942
Enlistment State: Illinois
Enlistment City: Chicago
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: 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
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled asbestos and insulation workers
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 166
Died 26 Jun 1996 Walworth County, Wisconsin [1, 2, 3] Buried Mount Philip Cemetery, Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin [3] Person ID I1583 Gritton Last Modified 28 Jan 2019
Father Ralph Jewell Hedges, b. 27 May 1894, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 22 Jun 1969, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 75 years) Mother Eva Lee Robinson, b. 1 Nov 1898, Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky , d. 5 Nov 1988, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 90 years) Married 23 Sep 1916 Vermilion County, Illinois [3] Family ID F231 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lucille Irene McKeown, b. 19 Mar 1922, Yarmouth, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 30 Mar 2013, Dousman, Waukesha County, Wisconsin (Age 91 years) Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F650 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Name: Donald R Hedges
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Event Map 
Born - 25 Jun 1921 - Edgar County, Illinois 
Died - 26 Jun 1996 - Walworth County, Wisconsin 
Buried - - Mount Philip Cemetery, Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
Back row: Rachel Wilson, Grandma Gritton, Eva Hedges, Ethel Gritton, Katie Cosat, Kate Randall. Seated: Cora Hedges and grandson Donald, blurred unidentified woman, Ella Cosat, Mary Gritton 
Sarah Catherine Cline Gritton with four grandsons 
Hedges family: George, Ralph, Cora, Eva, Sarah Catherine Cline Gritton, Grace and two boys Donald Hedges 
On porch at George and Cora Hedges farm house
Back row L to R: Cora Hedges, Eva, Sophia
Front: Willis Fox, Grace, George F. holding baby, Ralph Hedges holding Donald, Unknown woman in black dress, Rollie Yeazel holding Harold Yeazel.
Wedding of Lucille McKeown and Donald Hedges
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Wedding of Donald and Lucille Hedges, with Don Marshall, Marjorie Thompson
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