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Personal info

Full name
MC CHESNEY, Charles Raymond
Date of birth
15 April 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
O-2005712
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Eudenbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 7 69

Immediate family

Members
Miles A. Mc Chesney (father)
Isabelle E. (O'Brien) Mc Chesney (mother)
Henry J. Mc Chesney (brother)
Robert L. Mc Chesney (brother)
Doris E. (Borden) Mc Chesney (wife)

More information

2nd Lt. Charles R. Mc Chesney graduated from Highland Park High School.

He enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 27 May 1941 and was overseas for seven months when he was killed.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy on 23 and 24 March 1945.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, 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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Detroit News - 22 May 1945