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name
SHENK, Charles William "Bill" - Date of
birth
4 November 1913 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
Clarke County, Virginia -
Hometown
Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33154539 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Supply Sergeant -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
21 September 1944 - Place of
death
9 miles from Sillegny, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Charles E. Shenk (father)
Alberta Catherine (Casper) Shenk (mother)
Robert E. Shenk (brother)
Virginia M. Shenk (sister)
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Virginia, Birth Records, Delayed Birth Records, www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dave Hansen, www.7tharmddiv.org