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Personal info

Full name
WALKER, Charles Robert
Date of birth
26 Sepotember 1916
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33936543
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 December 1944
Place of death
Near Strasbourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 23 11

Immediate family

Members
Robert G. Walker (father)
Helen E. (Duffy) Walker (mother)
Elizabeth Walker (sister)
Michael J. Walker (brother)
Mary A. Walker (sister)
Helena A. Walker (sister)
Rose M. Walker (sister)
Catherine E. Walker (sister)
Mary E. (Donovan) Walker (wife)
James R. Walker (son)
Michael J. Walker (son)

More information

Pvt Charles R. Walker was a sales clerk before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 26 April 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, 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 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / McGrover Thornton Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - JoMarRo, www.ancestry.com – drzandme