Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
LEWIS, Charles H "Chuck"
Date of birth
4 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33700806
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
Erkelenz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 7 4

Immediate family

Members
Leon L. Lewis Sr. (father)
Alma A. Lewis (mother)
Gilbert L. Lewis (brother)
Rose E. Lewis (sister)
Leon L. Lewis Jr. (brother)
Walter Lewis (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Charles H. Lewis enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 25 August 1943.

He was killed in action during the early morning of 26 February 1945 when a mortar exploded in the middle of his unit.

Source of information: Rene Bovens, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: Rene Bovens