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MITCHELL, Charles Allen "Buzz" - Date of
birth
22 September 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Odessa, Lafayette County, Missouri -
Hometown
Odessa, Lafayette County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37509243 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Colmar, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Nolan L. Mitchell (father)
Lillian P. (Hainline) Mitchell (mother)
Ruby M. Mitchell (sister)
Mary K. Mitchell (sister)
Pearl L. Mitchell (sister)
More information
Cpl Charles A. Mitchell was employed at the Montgomery Ward and Company before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Gerry Stanley, www.tankdestroyer.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Misty