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Personal info

Full name
FEIGLES, Charles W
Date of birth
13 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33516248
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 January 1945
Place of death
Near Philippsbourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 29 37

Immediate family

Members
Herbert R. Feigles (father)
Sarah A. Feigles (mother)
Jean I. Feigles (sister)
Lillian R. Feigles (sister)
Donald H. Feigles (brother)
Carlene E. Feigles (sister)

More information

Pfc Charles W. Feigles attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 22 September 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France, and is remembered at the Muncy Cemetery in Muncy, Lycoming County, in Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / GreenBower Kit hand Kin / 1930 Census / Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Gloria Wolf
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Joel Frampton Gilfert