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Personal info

Full name
HEINS, Charles L Jr
Date of birth
1916
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Glen Ridge, Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42019116
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 October 1944
Place of death
In the Meurthe-et- Moselle region, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 9 77

Immediate family

Members
Charles L. Heins Sr. (father)
Anna Heins (mother)
Mary Heins (sister)
Helen Heins (sister)
Blanche Heins (sister)
John Heins (brother)

More information

Pfc Charles L. Heins was employed at Miller's Service Station in Newark before he enlisted in November 1943. He was sent overseas in April 1944.

Source of information: AndrĂ© Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

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