The 332nd Harbor Craft Company served in Europe. We are researching the company history and will add it to this page.
Roster of the 332nd Harbor Craft
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Edward Claiborne Bridger OBITUARY
HARDYVILLE – Edward Claiborne Bridger, 83, of Hardyville, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005. He was the son of the late Alvin Gideon and Georgianne Greene Bridger, and stepson of Wilhelmina Bridger of Ettrick and Deltaville. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Rachel Norris Bridger. He worked in Newport News Shipyard and volunteered for Army service in World War II in 1943. As a member of the Transportation Corps of the 332nd Harbor Craft Company, he fought in the Battle of Normandy and later became captain of Tugboat ST 490 working out of port of Le Havre, France. His service decorations include Meritorious Service Unit Plaque, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign and World War II Victory Medal. He left Army service in 1946 and served in the Army Reserves until 1963. He took courses at Johns Hopkins University among others and became a self-taught architect. He was an architect for the Marriott Hotels in the Washington, D.C., area.
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