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Personal info

Full name
CHAMBERS, Claude
Date of birth
19 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Buchanan County, Virginia
Hometown
Buchanan County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33218210
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 2 55

Immediate family

Members
Robert Chambers (father)
Florence Chambers (mother)
Clarence Chambers (brother)
Paul Chambers (brother)
Mary Chambers (sister)
Walter Chambers (brother)
Ira Chambers (brother)
Nannie B. Chambers (sister)
Edith Chambers (sister)

More information

Pfc Claude Chambers enlisted in Abingdon, Virginia on 25 November 1942. He was a chauffeur before he enlisted. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action in connection with combat operations against the enemy twice, the second time posthumously.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Enlistment, 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=69912, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet