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WATSON, Charles Edward - Date of
birth
24 November 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Penns Grove, Salem County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Penns Grove, Salem County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32361174 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Haguenau, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 10 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles O. Watson (father)
Hattie T. (Williams) Watson (mother)
More information
Pvt Charles E. Watson attended high school for one year and was a driver for Melrose Market before he enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 29 August 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his neck.
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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Schoening Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com – Coleman
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