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Personal info

Full name
RALEIGH, Charles E
Date of birth
9 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13177883
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 15 6

Immediate family

Members
William A. Raleigh (father)

More information

Sgt Charles E. Raleigh joined the Regular Army in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 12 March 1943.

He attended high school for 3 years.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block A, Row 1, Grave 19.

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, Veteran Compensation Application File, WWII

Photo source: Peter Schouteten