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Personal info

Full name
HENDRICK, Charles Arthur
Date of birth
7 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31456471
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
West of Neuenstein, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 5 8

Immediate family

Members
Arthur G. Hendrick (father)
Alice M. Hendrick (mother)

More information

Pvt Charles A. Hendrick enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 20 March 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.com – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Springfield Daily Republican - 16 March 1945