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HANKINS, Charles Amos - Date of
birth
1 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Conway, Emmet County, Michigan -
Hometown
Emmet County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
7030248 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 February 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 43 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Richard Hankins (father)
Carol L. (Cox) Hankins (mother)
Dale C. Hankins ( brother)
Dean E. Hankins (brother)
Florence Hankins (sister)
Eleanore (Ward) Hankins (wife)
More information
1st Sgt Charles A. Hankins attended Petoskey High School. He was an instructor at both Camp Roberts and Camp McQuide in California before he joined the Regular Army on 30 December 1939.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Susan Linton, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton - Petosky Northern Michigan Review 1- 5 February 1945