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Personal info

Full name
SLACK, Charles Milton
Date of birth
25 November 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Hammonton, Atlantic County, New Jersey
Hometown
Mammonton, Atlantic County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42085832
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
353rd Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wutha-Farnroda, Thuringian Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 21 23

Immediate family

Members
Charles S. Slack (father)
Bessie N. Slack (mother)
William E. Slack (brother)
Clara A. Slack (sister)
Marguerite F. Slack (sister)

More information

Pfc Charles M. Slack was a messenger boy.

He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 2 March 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, http://www.89infdivww2.org/combat/index.htm, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, William Slack