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Personal info

Full name
MATLOCK, Charles Eugene
Date of birth
12 November 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas
Hometown
Allen County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35842996
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Duppach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 12 8

Immediate family

Members
Fred C. Matlock (father)
Frances Matlock (mother)
Rosamary Matlock (sister)

More information

Pfc Charles E. Matlock graduated from Fort Wayne Central High School.

He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 17 June 1944.
Pfc Charles E. Matlock was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Fort Wayne News Sentinel - 19 March 1945, Fort Wayne Central High School 1944 Cadron Yearbook, Kathy McDermott