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INGLIN, Carl H - Date of
birth
18 February 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Denver, Denver County, Colorado -
Hometown
Sonoma, Sonoma County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39003589 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Michamps, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 9 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles J. Inglin (father)
Catherine (Ehrler) Inglin (mother)
Frank C. J. Inglin (brother)
Margaret M. Inglin (sister)
Rosaria A. Inglin (sister)
More information
Cpl Carl H. Inglin volunteered for the U.S. Army in San Francisco, California on 30 January 1942.Shortly before Pearl Harbor, when men over 28 years of age were released, Inglin received his discharge. One month after Pearl Harbor, he volunteered to join the parachute troops.
Treasured by his parents in the last letter received from him with which he enclosed a copy of the Stars and Stripes in which his picture appeared, with that of another allied paratrooper, with a group of Dutch civilians. It was taken after a town was captured, a few hours after landing.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.findagrave.com - Paul F. Wilson, www.newspapers.com - The Petaluma Argus-Courier
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Portier, www.newspapers.com - The Petaluma Argus-Courier