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Personal info

Full name
ROHRBAUGH, Charles Edward
Date of birth
1 April 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
York County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania
Religion
Protestant

Military service

Service number
33875389
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Grand Halleux, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 12 25

Immediate family

Members
Charles L. Rohrbaugh (father)
Austy S. (Zumbrum) Rohrbaugh (mother)
Clark L. Rohrbaugh (brother)
Romaine E. Rohrbaugh (sister)
Nellie G. Rohrbaugh (sister)
Amy M. Rohrbaugh (sister)
Goldie J. Rohrbaugh (sister)
Ada G. Rohrbaugh (sister)
Hazel M. (Sipe) Rohrbaugh (wife)
Kenneth Rohrbaugh (son)

More information

Pfc. Charles E. Rohrbaugh enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 29 January 1944 and was sent overseas on 28 October 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com – Patricia E, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#3, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Gazette and Daily

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Patricia E., www.newspaperarchive.com - The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pa.)