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HARLEN, Charles Jr - Date of
birth
22 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Equality, Gallatin County, Illinois -
Hometown
Gallatin County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36708873 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th 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
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Stolberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Charles Harlen (father)
Ruth P. (Vinson) Harlen (mother)
Leslie V. Harlen (brother)
Thelma R. Harlen (sister)
More information
Pfc Charles Harlen Jr. enlisted on 27 November 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, Dunning Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Wanda Barnett