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GEORGE, Charles Presley - Date of
birth
7 August 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Sumner County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34727852 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 48 |
Immediate family
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Members
John H. George (father)
Pauline (Fulks) George (mother)
Jewell C. George (sister)
Annie R. George (sister)
Mary D. George (sister)
Ann George (sister)
Patsy George (sister)
More information
Pvt Charles P. George attended White House Tennessee High School for two years and was employed by the H G Hill Grocery Company before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 27 March 1943. He was sent overseas in November 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his leg.
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 / 1930/1940 Census / Holmes Layman Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com – The Tennessean 31 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Silvano Theunissen, www.newspapers.com – The Tennessean 31 January 1945