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INGRAHAM, Charles F - Date of
birth
20 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31250972 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division,
2nd Platoon
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Ferme Jules Roba
North of Bonnerue, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 72 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arthur Ingraham (father)
Margaret Ingraham (mother)
Paul Ingraham (brother)
More information
The photo was taken in 1944 when he was in training to be a B-24 pilot. He failed his training and volunteered for the infantry.Charles Ingraham graduated from high school and worked in a storehouse.
He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 19 November 1942 and volunteered for pilot training to become a bomber pilot. The photo was taken during this period.
He failed his training and volunteered for the infantry and arrived in France on 5 December 1944.
Cpl Ingraham was killed in the woods on the north side of Bonnerue, near a farm that was owned by Jules Roba.
On 1 January 1945, L Company lost ten men in Bonnerue.
Together with several other casualties, they were listed as killed in action on 2 January in Bras. This is incorrect but this mistake is most likely caused by the confusion during this period of fierce fighting.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, History Book 87th Infantry Division, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.facebook.com/pages/Connecticut-Gold-Star-Mothers-Memorial/204018212974241, James E Hunter
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.facebook.com/pages/Connecticut-Gold-Star-Mothers-Memorial/204018212974241