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Personal info

Full name
BRINKLEY, Charles Garland "Buck"
Date of birth
30 December 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina
Hometown
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34997825
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 January 1945
Place of death
Hosingen, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 13 69

Immediate family

Members
James W. Brinkley (father)
Selena J. Brinkley (mother)
Charlotte F. Brinkley (sister)
Robert W. Brinkley (brother)
Earnest W. Brinkley (brother)
Nannie G. Marion-Brinkley (sister)
Doris L. Tickle-Brinkley (sister)
Helen V. Brinkley (sister)
James W. Brinkley Jr. (brother)
Lois W. Seivers-Brinkley (sister)
Peggy C. Haymore-Brinkley (sister)
Ruby H. Leonard-Norman (wife)
Elizabeth A. Holland-Brinkley (daughter)
Norma F. McManus-Brinkley (daughter)

More information

Pvt Charles Brinkley was employed at the Mount Airy Knitting Company as a mechanic where he was popularly known as "Buck" Brinkley.

He enlisted at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on 28 June 1944.

He was probably killed when his unit tried to liberate Hosingen, Luxembourg. He had been overseas five weeks when he was killed.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium in 10 February 1945. He was disinterred on 7 September 1948 and given his final resting place at Henri-Chapelle on 6 November 1948.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sebastiaan Vonk and Charles Brinkley's family, Erwin Derhaag, The Mont Airy News 2-Mar-1945, IDPF

Photo source: Sebastiaan Vonk (grave) and Charles Brinkley's family (personal photo)