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Personal info

Full name
CHANEY, Charles
Date of birth
27 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Hometown
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32776816
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Lohr Am Main, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 23 40

Immediate family

Members
Stephen Chaney (father)
Julia (Sepiki) Chaney (mother)
Julia Chaney (sister)

More information

Pfc Charles Chaney was employed by the General Cable Co. when he was drafted on 28 December 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
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