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Personal info

Full name
TICKNOR, Charles G
Date of birth
21 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Trumbull County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35289793
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Area of Wylerbaan, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 14 9

Immediate family

Members
Charles G. Ticknor (father)
Maude E. (Beck) Ticknor (mother)
Frank D. Ticknor (brother)
Clara M. Ticknor (sister)
Elva I. Ticknor (sister)
Mildred Ticknor (sister)
Helen Ticknor (wife)

More information

Charles Ticknor enlisted at Camp Perry, Ohio on 25 March 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands on 9 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, Fold3.com, Marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Beck/McQuiston Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/325/325_honor_st.html

Photo source: Findagrave.com