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SKELTON, Charles Leonard - Date of
birth
28 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Toxaway-Riverside Mills, Anderson County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34965855 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Kesternich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
John E. Skelton (father)
Kathline B. (Ebernickle) Skelton (mother)
More information
Pfc Charles L. Skelton worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 26 March 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, James L. Cooper, Richard Blunk, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Sweeney Fischer Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet