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Personal info

Full name
CRAWFORD, Charles Edward Jr
Date of birth
20 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Richmond, Virginia
Hometown
Richmond City, Virginia

Military service

Service number
O-437856
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 24

Immediate family

Members
Charles E. Crawford (father)
Lilian M. Crawford (mother)
Nell L. Crawford (sister)

More information

1st Lt Charles E. Crawford Jr. enlisted at Camp Lee, Virginia on 20 June 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Meagen Stitt