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CHATAM, J C - Date of
birth
27 November 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Texas -
Hometown
Limestone County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38218809 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
4041st Quartermaster Truck Company
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
6 August 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Rufus Chatam (father)
Fannie Chatam (mother)
Rolland Chatam (brother)
Maggie Chatam (sister)
More information
Mexia Negro is killed in Jeep crash overseas.Word has been received from the War Department by Mrs. Fannie E. Chatam, who resides in Mexia´s East colored addition, that her son, Private First Class J.C. Chatam, was killed in a traffic accident in Germany, August 6, 1945
The letter from the adjutant general reads;
The report of the investigvation conducted by the military authorities to determine the circumstances surrounding your son´s deat has now been received in the War Department. This report discloses that Private Chatam died instantly on the early morning of 6 August 1945, when the vehicle he was driving hit three trees. The Board of Officers investigating your son´s death ruled that it occured not in line of duty and was not due to his own misconduction.
Chatam was born November 27, 1919, attended Dunban school, and entered the army in September 1942. He had been overseas since the second week in August, 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, 1930 Census/The Mexia Weekly Herald 5 October 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet