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CHAPPELL, Claudius H "Claude" - Date of
birth
3 November 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
McCreary County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35813903 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Light Mortar Crewman -
Unit
C Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
9 November 1944 - Place of
death
Kleine Brogel, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carlis H. Chappell (father)
Rhoda B. (Thompson) Chappell (mother)
Carlis H. Chappell Jr. (brother)
Robert K. Chappell (brother)
Edward D. Chappell (brother)
Carlos Chappell (brother)
Marcel Chappell (sister)
Ruth M. Chappell (wife)
Ruth C. Chappell (daughter)
Donald R. Chappell (son)
More information
Pvt Claudius H. Chappell was a State Highway Patrolman.He enlisted on 11 February 1944 and trained at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was sent overseas on 7 August 1944.
He was wounded in action on 3 November 1944 in the vicinity of Winnerstraat, the Netherlands. He died of his wounds in the 48th Field Hospital that was operating in Kleine Brogel, Belgium.
On 10 November 1944 the first burials at the Temporary American Military Cemetery at Margraten took place. At 3:30 PM, Pvt Chappell was the third soldier that was buried on that day.
He is commemorated on a monument unveiled in Ospel, the Netherlands on 6 November 2019 in memory of the American soldiers who fell during the liberation of the town.
At the time of his death his brothers Robert and Edward served in the U.S. Navy.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Laura Phillips, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Chapmann Family Tree / Kentucky Birth Record, Kentucky Library files, www.newspapers.com - The Paducah Sun Democrat - 28 November 1944
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Laura Phillips, 7tharmddiv.org