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Personal info

Full name
FREEMAN, Chester Waver
Date of birth
1914
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Johnson, Washington County, Arkansas
Hometown
Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36441574
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 December 1944
Place of death
Gürzenich, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 17 27

Immediate family

Members
Lela Freeman (wife)

More information

Pfc Chester W. Freeman enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 5 January 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.archives.gov, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - Randall Miller, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/heroes/serial/36441574 - Randall Miller