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Personal info

Full name
POWELL, Charles Laurence
Date of birth
13 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
17140664
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
343rd Infantry Regiment,
86th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Attendorn - Lüdenscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 16 2

Immediate family

Members
Herbert J. Powell (father)
Clare L. (Stern) Powell (mother)
Jean P. Powell (sister)
Anabelle C. Powell (sister)
Susan P. Powell (sister)

More information

Charles L. Powell graduated from Wayzata High School.

He joined the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 13 November 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Birth Index, www.fold3.com/page/2067_wwii_europe/stories/#6837/, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune

Photo source: Peter Hendrikx, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet