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CHARLEVOIX, Donald James - Date of
birth
13 August 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36297188 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
114th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 March 1945 - Place of
death
Mannheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 17 | 48 |
Immediate family
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Members
James H. Charlevoix (father)
Martha M. (Bloechlinger) Charlevoix (mother)
Jeanne A. Charlevoix (sister)
Dean Charlevoix (brother)
More information
Sgt Donald J. Charlevoix attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 15 January 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Mr Dean Charlevoix, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – Waukesha Daily Freeman 18 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Rachael Harshbarger, www.wwiimemorial.com – Dean Charlevoix (brother), www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks, Milwaukee