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Personal info

Full name
MANNING, Charles Edward "Eddie"
Date of birth
13 January 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Hometown
Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York

Military service

Service number
12005006
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
8 April 1945
Place of death
The crossing of the Weser River, in the vicinity of Lauenförde, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 22 9

Immediate family

Members
Anna Manning (mother)

More information

T/4 Charles E. Manning attended college for one year and was a machinist.

He enlisted in Albany, New York on 28 October 1940.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com