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EHRLICH, Charles Henry - Date of
birth
6 January 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Hartshorne, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38697478 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Gros-Réderching, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 25 | 93 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles Ehrlich (father)
Nora (McPherson) Ehrlich (mother)
Betty L. Ehrlich (sister)
Brooksie B. (Bungarner) Ehrlich (wife)
Charlotte A. Ehrlich (daughter)
Erich J. Ehrlich (son)
More information
Pvt Charles H. Ehrlich attended college for one year and was employed at the Eagle Picher Smelter before he enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 22 April 1944. He was sent overseas on 9 October 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
He is also remembered at the West Lawn Cemetery in Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American, 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 / Bumgarner Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - OkieBran, www.newspapers.com - Henryetta Daily Free-Lance 9 May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - OkieBran, www.newspapers.com - Henryetta Daily Free-Lance 9 May 1945