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Personal info

Full name
KING, Charles Wesley
Date of birth
1 August 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Valley Park, St Louis County, Missouri
Hometown
Granite City, Madison County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36761648
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
Near Eschdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 8 48

Immediate family

Members
Silas King (father)
Dora King (mother)
Edward S. King (brother)
Walter K. King (brother)
Marion F. King (brother)
Ira S. King (brother)
Benjamin F. King (brother)
Dora E. King (sister)
Virginia King (sister)

More information

Sgt Charles W. King was unemployed before he enlisted.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery