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KEARNS, Charles M - Date of
birth
13 June 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31030894 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 11 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Maurice J. . Kearns (father)
Anna M. (Murphy) Kearns (mother)
Eleanor M. Kearns (sister)
William J. Kearns (brother)
Lillian M. (Russell) Kearns (wife)
More information
T/5 Charles M. Kearns graduated from Dorchester High School and was employed at the Coward Shoe Company before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 18 March 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lange Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - dtmarini, www.findagrave.com - TMarini