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Personal info

Full name
COLLIER, Charles Chester
Date of birth
14 January 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois
Hometown
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36987289
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hoesdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 13 63

Immediate family

Members
Charles Collier (father)
Libbie Collier (mother)
Floyd Collier (brother)
Noble Collier (brother)
Lora Collier (sister)
Opal Collier (sister)
Douglas Collier (brother)
Eva J. Collier (sister)
Bobbie Collier (brother)
Elza Collier (sister)
Carl Collier (brother)
Eliza (Barrow) Collier (wife)
Janet Collier (daughter)

More information

Pfc Charles C. Collier attended high school for one year and was a waiter employed by the Corn Products Company before he enlisted on 1 July 1941.

He was killed by small arms fire in the thorax and head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census /U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery