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Personal info

Full name
CRAWFORD, Charles Mahlon
Date of birth
15 November 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39322752
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
48th Tank Battalion,
14th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Barr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 34 23

Immediate family

Members
Henry M. Crawford (father)
Jennie B. Crawford (mother)
Ivan J. Crawford (brother)
Harold S. Crawford (brother)
Jesse F. Crawford (brother)
Wayne S. Crawford (brother)
Helen Crawford (sister)

More information

Cpl Charles M. Crawford graduated from Roosevelt High School and was employed at the Western Cooperage Company.

He enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 3 December 1942. He wassent overseas in early November, 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census, http://14thad.org, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy