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Personal info

Full name
LA CHARITE, Norman Joseph
Date of birth
24 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36469345
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 March 1945
Place of death
North of Bad Hönningen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 2 53

Immediate family

Members
Edule La Charite (father)
Elizabeth La Charite (mother)
Wilfred La Charite (brother)
Irma La Charite (sister)
George La Charite (brother)
Edward La Charite (brother)

More information

Pvt Norman J. La Charite graduated from De La Salle High School.

He enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 10 July 1944. He was overseas for three months when he was killed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Detroit News - 1 May 1945