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Personal info

Full name
CRITCHER, Carlton B
Date of birth
29 September 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Granville County, North Carolina
Hometown
Chesterfield County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33445808
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
924th Field Artillery Battalion,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
1 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 1 73

Immediate family

Members
Lewis E. Critcher (father)
Lucy H. (Parham) Critcher (mother)
Wyatt D. Critcher (brother)
Leland E. Critcher (brother)
Battle H. Critcher (brother)
Doyle L. Critcher (brother)
Harry S. Critcher (brother)
Lois P. Critcher (sister)

More information

Pvt. Carlton B. Critcher enlisted on 8 December 1942 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

He attended grammar school and was a farm hand before he enlisted.

Source of information: Pater Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / World War II Army Enlistment Records / 1930/1940 Census / North Carolina Birth Indexes
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery