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Personal info

Full name
BURLINGHAM, Charles Leslie
Date of birth
1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
20107604
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
Near Wolfskirchen, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 29 32

Immediate family

Members
Harry A. Burlingham (father)
Julina (Rose) Burlingham (mother)
Bessie E. Burlingham (sister)
Floyd E. Burlingham (brother)
Minnie Burlingham (sister)
Harry E. Burlingham (brother)
William L. Burlingham (brother)
Albert J. Burlingham (brother)
Doris M. Burlingham (sister)
Marjorie J. Burlingham (sister)

More information

Pvt Charles L. Burlingham joined the National Guard in Springfield, Massachusetts on 16 January 1941.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.

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

His brother Harry E. Burlingham is buried next to him.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Granger Vershon Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Burlingham B94