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ANDERSON, Charles Milton - Date of
birth
26 June 1920 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Grasonville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33907232 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
253rd Infantry Regiment,
63rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
Untergriesheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 47 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
John H. Anderson (father)
Effie C. (Horney) Anderson (mother)
John W. Anderson (brother)
Norman Anderson (brother)
Edna G. Anderson (sister)
Mildred O. Anderson (wife)
Joan E. Anderson (daughter)
More information
Pvt Charles M. Anderson was a crane operator at the Bethlehem Steel Company before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 28 July 1944.He died of a bayonet chest wound.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Sonnenschein Family Tree / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.63rdinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - J Sunshine