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KING, Charles Thomas - Date of
birth
8 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35516666 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 October 1944 - Place of
death
Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 53 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles E. King (father)
Martha E. King (mother)
William H. King (brother)
Caroline King (sister)
Ann E. King (sister)
John King (brother)
Mildred King (sister)
Jean E. (Cookingham) King (wife)
More information
Sgt Charles T. King was a checker.He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 13 October 1942.
A five man patrol of C Company hit a mine in a house in Grevenmacher. All five men were casualties.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet