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Personal info

Full name
MARKS, Charles Wellington
Date of birth
4 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33806292
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
Mariadorf-Hoengen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 3 1

Immediate family

Members
J. W. Marks (father)
Doris M. (Hallowell) Marks (wife)

More information

Pfc Charles W. Marks was a shipping clerk.

He was sent overseas since June 1944.

He was reported wounded in action on 8 October 1944. For this wound, he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Laura Marks (great niece)