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Personal info

Full name
LALLAS, Charles George "Charlie"
Date of birth
6 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33937727
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Grosshau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 10 17

Immediate family

Members
George Lallas (father)
Mary (Varzakis) Lallas (mother)
Peter Lallas (brother)
Penelope G. Lallas (sister)
Bertha Lallas (sister)
Pauline Lallas (wife)
Vernon Lallas (son)

More information

Pvt Charles G. Lallas was graduated from Pennsylvania Military Academy in 1936 and attended Pennsylvania Military College for two years before becoming associated with his father in the banana business.

He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 1 May 1944. He received his basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He had been serving overseas since 29 October 1944.

The picture was taken in the Military Academie in 1936.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S City Directories / Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Rich H., Pennsylvania Military Prep School, yearbook 1936