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NICKEL, Charles Bradford - Date of
birth
25 May 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Maplewood, Essex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32388905 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
Muhleberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Charles P. Nickel (father)
Irma Nickel (mother)
Lucy I. (Girone) Nickel (wife)
More information
Pfc Nickel was taken prisoner on 17 December 1944.He died of diphtheria in the hospital of Stalag IV-B.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census, http://99div.com - Checkerboard Newsletter, MIA List, February 2009
Photo source: FOHF