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Personal info

Full name
BAUMANN, Charles Edward
Date of birth
16 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32699642
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 October 1944
Place of death
Near Bezange-la-Petite, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 23 76

Immediate family

Members
Charles E. Baumann (father)
Emma M. Baumann (mother)

More information

Pfc Charles E. Baumann was employed at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company before he enlisted in January 1943. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Astrid, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - a2 / Astrid