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Personal info

Full name
CURTISS, Charles William
Date of birth
24 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio
Hometown
Noble County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35830932
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 3 35

Immediate family

Members
Walter R. Curtiss (father)
Belle E. Curtiss (mother)
Robert F. Curtiss (brother)
Cora Curtiss (wife)

More information

Pvt Charles W. Curtiss enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 8 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos