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Personal info

Full name
GRAVELY, Charles Edward
Date of birth
14 February 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Alabama
Hometown
Talladega County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
O-352998
Rank
Major
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of the intersection of the Rue de Pres with the Route d’ Ath, approximately 2 miles north northwest of Mons, Belgium
Mons, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 38 14

Immediate family

Members
Jabez C. Gravely (father)
Rebecca C. (Gilchrist) Gravely (mother)
John W. Gravely (brother)
Harris P. Gravely (brother)
Dallas Gravely (son)

More information

Charles Gravely graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1937 with a bachelor degraa in Textile Engineering and was employed by Bemis Bag.

He joined the Regular Army in May 1938.

Maj Charles E. Gravely was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Dallas Gravely Register (son), www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - KM Wilson, www.wwiimemorial.com - Harris P. Gravely, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Sims William Family Tree - Department of the Army, Office of the Adjutant General From: Bragadier General Louis J. Prost To: Dallas D. Register, Subject: Gravely, Charles E. O 352 998, Dated: May 16, 1972 w/Attachment “Official Statement of Military Service of Charles E. Gravely, 0 352 998” - FOIA 12-7082 regarding Charles Gravely (UNCLASSIFIED) with Attachment: Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) Major Charles E. Gravely, 0 352 998
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - megret