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Personal info

Full name
SOVERNS, Charles Frederick
Date of birth
4 November 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Kansas
Hometown
Albion, Barton County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
17002150
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
Harz Mountains, East of Osterode Am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 7 14

Immediate family

Members
Maurice B. Soverns (father)
Minnie S. (Bucklew) Soverns (mother)
Maurice P. Soverns (brother)
Victor R. Soverns (brother)
Mildred F. Soverns (sister)
Russell J. Soverns (brother)
Lillian R. Soverns (sister)
Clara Soverns (sister)
Mary Soverns (sister)
Doris Soverns (sister)
Leona Soverns (sister)
Verna C. Soverns (sister)

More information

Pvt Charles F. Soverns joined the Regular Army at Fort Riley, Kansas on 7 August 1940. He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / Family Trees, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Fred Munckhof / Charles Soverns