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Personal info

Full name
WILES, Charles Joseph
Date of birth
29 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Genesee, Potter County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegany County, New York

Military service

Service number
32212294
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
Colmar Pocket, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 40 57

Immediate family

Members
William H. Wiles (father)
Margaret A. (Griffin) Wiles (mother)
John M. Wiles (brother)
Mary J. Wiles (sister)

More information

Pfc Charles J. Wiles enlisted at Fort Niagara, Youngstone, New York on 2 February 1942.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery St. Avold, France Block 4-N, Row 2, Grave 46.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Army Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels