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Personal info

Full name
STINE, Charles Marion
Date of birth
24 December 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Charleston, Coles County, Illinois
Hometown
Charleston, Coles County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36396137
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 July 1944
Place of death
Near Percy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 6 5

Immediate family

Members
Thomas J. Stine (father)
Emma E. (Trader) Stine (mother)
Edgar F. Stine (brother)
Clifford E. Stine (brother)
Clyde L. Stine (brother)
Paul R. Stine (brother)
Wilfred E. Stine (brother)
Mary E. Stine (sister)

More information

Pfc Charles M. Stine attended high school for 1 year before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 20 March 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Marigny, France.

His brother, Edgar F. Stine is buried next to him.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, www.newspapers.com – The Decatur Daily Review - 6 September 1944

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Charleston High School Yearbook 1946, Peter Schouteten