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Personal info

Full name
THIRLKELD, Charles Marion Jr "Chuck"
Date of birth
17 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
District of Columbia
Hometown
Bell County, Texas

Military service

Service number
1825509
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 5 7

Immediate family

Members
Charles M. Thirlkeld (father)
Mary C. Thirlkeld (mother)
Virginia J. Thirlkeld (sister)

More information

2nd Lt Charles M. Thirlkeld Jr. graduated from high school in Columbia, South Carolina, attended The Citadel for 3 semesters then transferred to Louisiana State University.

He joined the Regular Army in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on 4 June 1942, receiving his training at Camp Wood, Texas. He was sent overseas in August 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.

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 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Baltimore Sun

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Jeff Hall