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Personal info

Full name
ALLEN, Charles Burton Jr
Date of birth
4 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Hometown
Jefferson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34827300
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
20th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
Near Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 31 11

Immediate family

Members
Charles B. Allen (father)
Eloise M. (Kidd) Allen (mother)

More information

Pfc Charles B. Allen Jr. graduated from Boys High School in Atlanta in 1943 and was a clerk before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 14 August 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.armydivs.com/10th-armored-division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com