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Personal info

Full name
CHARLES, Sam J
Date of birth
26 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Payne County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38590724
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 1 15

Immediate family

Members
Marcus W. Charles (father)
Vena Charles (mother)
Rosa Charles (sister)
Jessie Charles (sister)

More information

Pfc Sam J. Charles enlisted in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 26 October 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach