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Personal info

Full name
WAGNER, Charles Kenneth
Date of birth
14 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33812742
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 November 1944
Place of death
Insviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 20 51

Immediate family

Members
Harry M. Wagner (father)
Sarah A. Wagner (mother)
Harry Wagner (brother)
Alfred J. Wagner (brother)
Sarah H. Wagner (sister)

More information

Pvt Charles K. Wagner was a crane man before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 4 May 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire in his neck.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 Files, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Charles K. Wagner