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Personal info

Full name
WEISS, Charles
Date of birth
29 December 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32189656
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Harz mountains, East of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 2 7

Immediate family

Members
John Weiss (father)
Harriet Weiss (mother)
Harriet Weiss (sister)
John Weiss (brother)
Edwin Weiss (brother)
Robert Weiss (brother)

More information

Sgt Charles Weiss enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 9 January 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Arlene Donato