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Personal info

Full name
HENDRICKS, Charles
Date of birth
19 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
20625705
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 12 33

Immediate family

Members
Lambert Hendricks (father)
Jantien (Lantinga) Hendricks (mother)
Gerald Hendricks (brother)

More information

Pvt Charles Hendricks enlisted in the National Guard on 16 September 1940. He attended 4 years of high school.

At the time of his death, the 2nd Infantry Regiment was fighting in the vicinity of Lipperscheid, Luxemburg.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery