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Personal info

Full name
BERRY, Charlie Ray
Date of birth
28 October 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Lawrence County, Mississippi
Hometown
Simpson County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34624710
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1944
Place of death
Jeanménil, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 43 24

Immediate family

Members
Thomas D. Berry (father)
Minnie (Grubbs) Berry (mother)
Edna E. Berry (sister)
Arthur D. Berry (brother)
Roy D. Berry (brother)
June Berry (sister)

More information

Pfc Charlie R. Berry attended high school for 1 year and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 3 March 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Ann Berry McNair
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy