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HAMPTON, Charles Edward - Date of
birth
4 March 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana -
Hometown
Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35842594 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Niederfeulen, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
John O. Hampton (father)
Naomi B. (Brammell) Hampton (mother)
Nora Hampton (sister)
Willie Hampton (brother)
John R. Hampton (brother)
Mary L. Hampton (sister)
More information
Charles E. Hampton attended Frankfort High School.He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 15 June 1944.
Pvt Hampton is remembered at Whiteman Cemetery in Michigantown, Clinton County, Indiana with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Williams Brammell Family Tree / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Indiana Birth Certificates, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - CFoertmeyer