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SINCLAIR, Charles Arthur - Date of
birth
11 April 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine -
Hometown
Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-315546 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Serrig, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew Sinclair (father)
Isabell Sinclair (mother)
Harold Sinclair (brother)
Everett Sinclair (brother)
Pearl Sinclair (sister)
Roy Sinclair (brother)
Ruby Sinclair (sister)
Irene Sinclair (sister)
Alice C. (Sweet) Sinclair (wife)
Gerald A. Sinclair (son)
David C. Sinclair (son)
Steven M. Sinclair (son)
Thomas G. Sinclair (son)
Jane Sinclair (daughter)
More information
Capt Charles A. Sinclair graduated from Westbrook High School in 1930 and from the University of Maine in 1935 upon which he was commissioned a second lieutenant. He was employed at S.D. Warren and Company.He was called into active service in February 1942 with the rank of first lieutenant and was sent overseas in July 1944.
The citation for his Silver Star Medal stated:
Capt Sinclair has distinguished himself by his outstanding leadership. Near Sinz, Germany his company was attacked by numerically superior forces supported by tanks. When his men became disorganized he boldly charged to the head of the company and fiercely engaged the enemy single headedly. Seeing their brave leader's display of utter contempt for the enemy, the men rallied around this intrepid officer and at his direction withdrew from the danger area with minimum of casualties.
Capt Sinclair, who was forward on reconnaissance, was hit and mortally wounded. Just before he died, he remarked calmly: "It took a big one to get me".
He is remembered at Woodlawn Cemetery in Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com- Alice Sinclair, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Maine Marriage Index, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Marcia Wescott, www.wwiimemorial.com - Alice Sinclair, Westbrook High School - 1930, University of Maine - 1935