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Personal info

Full name
PEMBERTON, Charles Richard
Date of birth
21 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Hometown
Fairview-Westwood-Millseat, Boyd County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35202144
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
Near Otterberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 4 31

Immediate family

Members
William M. Pemberton (father)
Goldie M. Pemberton (mother)
Elsie F. Pemberton (sister)
Beulah M. Pemberton (sister)
Opal M. Pemberton (sister)
Clyde E. Pemberton (brother)
Roger A. Pemberton (brother)
Patricia L. Pemberton (sister)

More information

Sgt Charles R. Pemberton attended high school for 1 year before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 4 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 / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

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