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PETRIE, Carlton Edward - Date of
birth
19 November 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Hamburg, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32930340 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Company Clerk -
Unit
A Battery,
681st Glider Field Artillery Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
4 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward N. Petrie (father)
Florence S. (Benz) Petrie (mother)
Frances N. Petrie (sister)
More information
Sgt Carlton E. Petrie graduated from Hamburg High School in 1942 and was employed at the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.He enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 5 April 1943.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/681/681_honor.html, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Nicole Sproncken/Erie County Independent - 26 April 1945, Jeanine Frints, Hamburg High School 1942