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MATTHEWS, Charles H - Date of
birth
3 October 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Coward, Florence County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Coward, Florence County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6964760 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Düren-Grosshau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stanley M. Matthews (father)
Alma E. (Singletary) Matthews (mother)
Della I. Matthews (sister)
Milton B. Matthews (brother)
Stanley J. Matthews (half-brother)
Dorothy S. Matthews (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt Charles H. Matthews had been in the army since October 1939 and has been overseas since January 1944. He was first in England and went to France D-Day. He was wounded in France 15 July 1944 and spent a month in a hospital in England. After recovering from his wounds he rejoined his company and was at the front until his death on Thanksgiving Day.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Hannah Majewski - Newspaper 20 December 1944, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Remember me, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Matthews Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Betty & Jim, Hannah Majewski - Newspaper 20 December 1944