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Personal info

Full name
ELWOOD, Charlie Allen Jr
Date of birth
17 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Knox County, Tennessee
Hometown
Hamblen County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34498898
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
The woods between Hünningen, Belgium and Ramscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 36 22

Immediate family

Members
Charles A. Elwood (father)
Sarah R. (Wright) Elwood (mother)
Leola (Elmore) Elwood (sister)
Margaret M. (Cannon) Elwood (wife)
Robert Elwood (son)

Biography

https://etvma.org

More information

Pfc Charlie A. Elwood enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 9 December 1942. He was killed by a land-mine.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, https://etvma.org, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.ancestry.com, Peter Schouteten