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Personal info

Full name
WHISENHUNT, Charles E
Date of birth
14 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Jefferson County, Illinois
Hometown
Jefferson County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36692939
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
81st Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Approximately 1.3 miles southeast of the town center
Oosterzele, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 12 12

Immediate family

Members
Lennis E. Whisenhunt (father)
Gladys E. Whisenhunt (mother)
Judith Whisenhunt (sister)
Jackie Whisenhunt (brother)
James Whisenhunt (brother)
Delores J. Whisenhunt (sister)
Hazel Whisenhunt (sister)

More information

Pvt Charles E. Whisenhunt worked on an oil field before he enlisted on 17 September 1943.

Together with four of his comrades, Pvt Whisenhunt was buried in a field near a road, approximately 1.3 miles southeast from the center of the town Oosterzele. They were killed when their glider crashed in the field and were buried by the surviving crew members.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Message board, www.ww2-airborne.us, Fam. T.J. Niessen

Photo source: www.findafrave.com - Des Philippet, Fam. T.J. Niessen