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Personal info

Full name
CHURCH, Clarence C
Date of birth
25 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Aylesbury, Saskatchewan, Canada
Hometown
King County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39476675
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 17 7

Immediate family

Members
Charles J. Church (father)
Bertha (Selby) Church (mother)
John Church (brother)
Arthur Church (brother)
Archie Church (brother)
Evie Church (sister)
Jean M. Church (wife)
Nancy J. Crouse (daughter)

More information

Pvt Clarence C. Church attended 2 years of high school and had been employed at the Silver Mountain Mining Company.

He enlisted on 24 May 1944 at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, US WWII Army Enlistment Records / 1930 Census / U.S. Border Crossings from Canada to U.S

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet