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Personal info

Full name
WATERMAN, Chester Leroy
Date of birth
17 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
Hometown
Stark County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35174621
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 January 1945
Place of death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 1 19

Immediate family

Members
David Waterman (father)
Martha L. (McMahon) Waterman (mother)
Goldie Waterman (sister)
Otha Waterman (brother)
Elsworth Waterman (brother)
Carrie L. Waterman (sister)
David Waterman (brother)
Birdie Waterman (sister)
Osmer Waterman (brother)
Woodrow W. Waterman (brother)
Gertrude A. Waterman (sister)
Clara I. Waterman (sister)

More information

Pfc Chester L. Waterman worked on a farm before he enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 15 May 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Belcher Family Tree, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery