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Personal info

Full name
HENTZ, Charles Edward
Date of birth
9 November 1908
Age
35
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33773155
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 5 26

Immediate family

Members
Charles E. Hentz (father)
Sizzie M. (Hurst) Hentz (mother)
Roland Hentz (brother)
Earl Hentz (brother)
George Hentz (brother)
Lester Hentz (brother)
Helen M. Hentz (wife)
Mary T. Hentz (daughter)

More information

Pfc Charles E. Hentz was working in the manufacture of miscellaneous products before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 9 March 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1908 / 1920 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet