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WESCOTT, Charles Livingston - Date of
birth
5 May 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36832137 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
River Rur crossing at Linnich-Körrenzig-Rurich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 20 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Randall L. Wescott (father)
Rosemary C. (Wightman) Wescott (mother)
Jeanette Wescott (sister)
More information
Pfc Charles L. Wescott attended Evanston Township High School and Morgan Park Military Academy with the class of 1944.He joined the Army before completing his studies and his diploma was posthumously awarded.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/89/, Morgan Park Military Academy Academy Magazine Nov 1999, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Morgan Park Academy Yearbook, 1943