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Personal info

Full name
RHINE, Charles William
Date of birth
24 March 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Plymouth Township, Richland County, Ohio
Hometown
Plymouth Township, Richland County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
O1324188
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 December 1944
Place of death
Rémelfing, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 24 12

Immediate family

Members
Huff S. Rhine (father)
Turie M. (Ehrenfeld) Rhine (mother)
Pauline E. Rhine (sister)
Beulah K. Rhine (sister)
James H. Rhine (brother)
Robert E. Rhine (brother)
Clarence E. Rhine (brother)
Martha J. Rhine (sister)

More information

1st Lt Charles W. Rhine attended high school for four years and was a carpenter before he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 7 March 1941.

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, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Greg Sloan
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