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KEIRLE, Charles Paul - Date of
birth
16 June 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Edwardsville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33605344 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Harlange, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 46 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Viola K. (Owens) Keirle (mother)
Helen V. Keirle (sister)
Anna F. (Emanske) Keirle (wife)
More information
T/5 Charles P. Keirle attended Kingston High School for four years and was employed at the Evans Floral Company before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 13 May 1943. He was sent overseas on 16 September 1944.
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 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application WWII / Scharf Lloyd Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.newspapers.com - The Wilkes Barre Record 12 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - Wilkes Barre Times Leader 27 January 1945