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Personal info

Full name
VAN DE WEGHE, Charles Joseph
Date of birth
21 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Hometown
Harris County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38247692
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
309th Engineer Combat Battalion,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
South of Minden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 10 2

Immediate family

Members
Charles Van De Weghe (father)
Clementine Van De Weghe (mother)
Florence Van de Weghe (sister)
Bonnie F. (Newman) Van De Weghe (wife)

More information

T/5 Charles J. Van De Weghe enlisted on 24 November 1942 in Houston, Texas.

His father Charles was born in Holland and his mother Clementine in Belgium.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Iris Logan Family Tree / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Ralph Peeters