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Personal info

Full name
MCCARTHY, Charles Thomas
Date of birth
8 May 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Oswego, Oswego County, New York
Hometown
Oswego, Oswego County, New York

Military service

Service number
42086025
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 December 1944
Place of death
Near Achen, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 20 20

Immediate family

Members
Thomas McCarthy (father)
Anna M. McCarthy (mother)

More information

Pvt Charles T. McCarthy attended high school for four years before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 3 March 1944.
He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1910 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
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