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Personal info

Full name
DE GRAW, Charles R
Date of birth
1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
La Barge, Lincoln County, Wyoming
Hometown
La Barge, Lincoln County, Wyoming

Military service

Service number
37357397
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 December 1944
Place of death
Saarlautern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Richard De Graw (father)
Ruth A. De Graw (mother)
James A. De Graw (brother)
William R. De Graw (brother)

More information

Pfc Charles R. De Graw was a clerk before he enlisted in Fort Francis E Warren Cheyenne, Wyoming on 22 July 1943.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action against an armed enemy while serving with his unit in France, on 6 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - Major M