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TROVER, Charles Utter - Date of
birth
8 December 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois -
Hometown
Wabash County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-450482 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
C Company,
37th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Flatzbour, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 10 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles L. Trover (father)
Margaret Mabel (Reel) Trover (mother)
Justus G. Trover (brother)
Mary E. Trover (sister)
James E. Trover (brother)
John M. Trover (brother)
Ann (Oaks) Trover (wife)
Charles D. Trover (son)
More information
Capt Charles U. Trover graduated from Mt Carmel High School.He was killed by a sniper when he gave directions, standing in his tank turret.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Bill Warnock, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Parks family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Potier, Silvano Theunissen, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks 1980-2012, Mt Carmel High School 1932, Daily Republican-Register - 3 July 1995