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Personal info

Full name
ACHORD, Charlie Jackson
Date of birth
3 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Galvez, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Gonzalez, Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38502162
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Ettelbruck, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
I 6 10

Immediate family

Members
Larwin V. Achord (father)
Charlie C. (Suydamn) Achord (mother)
Harrison R. Achord (brother)
Alice M. Achord (sister)
Blank E. Achord (sister)
Lannie B. Achord (brother)
Velma E. Achord (sister)
Audrey E. Achord (sister)
Clyde E. Achord (brother)
Deward V. Achord (brother)
Leola V. Achord (sister)
Merle J. Achord (sister)
Arthur R. Achord (brother)
Lorwin V. Achord (brother)
Lillian M. Achord (sister)
Ruth U. Achord (sister)
Margaret Achord (sister)
Glenn W. Achord (brother)

More information

Pfc Charlie J. Achord worked on a farm before he enlisted in Houston, Texas on 2 November 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, 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 / Stewart Family Tree, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten