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GNIOT, Charles Casimir Jr - Date of
birth
7 November 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1302965 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
Chaumont, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 10 | 65 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles C. Gniot Sr. (father)
Martha (Luck) Gniot (mother)
Dorothy Gniot (sister)
Ester F. Gniot (sister)
Patricia D. Gniot (sister)
Helen E. (Kuzan) Gniot (wife)
More information
1st Lt Charles C. Gniot enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 10 November 1941.He was married to Helen Kuzan on 4 December 1943.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously. The citation stated:""For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company A, 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, in action against enemy forces in Belgium, on or about 27 December 1944. During the advance of the 4th Armored Division on Bastogne, Belgium, Lt Gniot's company was given the mission of assaulting the town of Chaumont. After a fierce fight the town was seized but was immediately subjected to a counterattack by overwhelming enemy forces. When it became necessary to withdraw to positions on the outskirts of town, Lt Gniot bravely remained behind to protect the withdrawal and held his voluntary position in the face of withering fire until he was killed in action. Lt Gniot's heroism and supreme devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 4th Armored Division, and the United States Army."
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, https://www.newspapers.com - Beatrice Daily Sun, Nebraska - 15 September 1944, http://valor.militarytimes.com,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxemburg American Cemetery, Silvano Theunissen