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Personal info

Full name
HAMBY, Charles Lee
Date of birth
22 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Texas County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Vernon County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37241682
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 September 1944
Place of death
Kiekberg woods
St. Jansberg, Mook, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 7 1

Immediate family

Members
Charles J. Hamby (father)
Minnie M. (Ferguson) Hamby (mother)
Guy R. Hamby (brother)
Clifton Hamby (brother)
Vera J. Hamby (sister)
Lela A. Hamby (sister)
J. S. Hamby (brother)
Verdie G. Hamby (brother)
George W. Hamby (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401_honor.html

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Nancy Hamby Family Tree