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LONERGAN, Charles Wayne - Date of
birth
11 July 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Murrayville, Morgan County, Illinois -
Hometown
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39553740 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
Kyll river crossing in the vicinity of Badem-Metterich, east of Bitburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Paul J. Lonergan Sr. (father)
Margaret Lonergan (mother)
Paul J. Lonergan Jr. (brother)
Marian L. Lonergan (sister)
Robert L. Lonergan (brother)
More information
Pfc Charles W. Lonergan attended 3 years of high school and was a boilermaker with the North American Aircraft Company before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 13 January 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: Peter Schouteten