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Personal info

Full name
DAVIDSON, Charles L
Date of birth
28 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Cheneys Grove, McClean County, Illinois
Hometown
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16017605
Rank
Technician Third Grade
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
Medical Detachment,
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bollendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 7 22

Immediate family

Members
Harvey C. Davidson (father)
Althea M. (Littlefield) Davidson (mother)
Howard C. Davidson (brother)
Irma E. Davidson (sister)
Tressa (Danner) Davidson (wife)

More information

T/3 Charles L. Davidson graduated from Bloomington High School in 1939 and was a hospital attendant.

He joined the Regular Army in Peoria, Illinois on 13 December 1940. He trained at Camp Grant, Camp McCoy and Camp Ellis and was sent overseas in April 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nepper, Newspaper article