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Personal info

Full name
LILIENKAMP, Charles Edward
Date of birth
16 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Hometown
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35710292
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
30 September 1944
Place of death
Forêt de Parroy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 24 90

Immediate family

Members
Arthur H. Lilienkamp (father)
Mildred A. Lilienkamp (mother)
Frederick A. Lilienkamp (brother)
Hughes E. Lilienkamp (brother)

More information

Pvt Charles E. Lilienkamp awas an actor before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 25 September 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / U.S WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux

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