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BACHMAN, Charles Egbert - Date of
birth
3 May 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Croghan, Lewis County, New York -
Hometown
Castorland, Lewis County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32948996 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bennwihr, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Peter F. Bachman (father)
Ethel A. (Squires) Bachman (mother)
Chester S. Bachman (brother)
Clara (Jones) Bachman (wife)
More information
Pvt Charles EW. Bachman was married to Clara Jones on 15 August 1938.He enlisted in Utica, New York on 23 December 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937 / 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight Anderson