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RODGERS, Charles Jackson "Frog" - Date of
birth
9 June 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Calhoun City, Calhoun County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Batesville, Panola County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34477057 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Châtenois, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 21 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert J. Rodgers (father)
Dovie E. (Colburn) Rodgers (mother)
Ester C. Rodgers (sister)
Virgil P. Rodgers (brother)
Myrtle Rodgers (sister)
Ethel T. Rodgers (sister)
Chance E. Rodgers (brother)
Robert L. Rodgers (brother)
Janice Rodgers (sister)
John F. Rodgers (brother)
More information
Pfc Charles J. Rodgers worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 4 November 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his femur.
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 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Deborah Andersen