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Personal info

Full name
COCKBURN, Charles Jacob
Date of birth
25 December 1908
Age
35
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
39864712
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
John Cockburn (father)
Marie E. Cockburn (mother)
Fred C. Cockburn (brother)
Ethel A. Cockburn (sister)
Ella M. Cockburn (sister)
George J. Cockburn (brother)
Alice M. Cockburn (sister)
Frieda M. Cockburn (sister)
Maxine Cockburn (wife)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, 1910 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Astrid van Erp