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LITCHFIELD, Charles D - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20118671 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Remagen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 12 | 66 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles H. Litchfield (father)
Ellen M. (O’Brien) Litchfield (mother)
Eleanor C. Litchfield (sister)
Lawrence J. Litchfield (brother)
Donalda Litchfield (sister)
Richard Litchfield (brother)
More information
Pfc Charles D. Lichtfield attended 1 year of college before he volunteered for the US Army in Falmouth Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, on 15 October 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / MJC Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Michael Cavanaugh