FULL NAME:

Charles L. Cranford

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

34391289

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Oct 22, 1920
  • DATE OF DEATH: Jun 19, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Attalla, Alabama

ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    23rd Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company A, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private First Class (Pfc.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Rifleman
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    Jun 19, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    France
  • NOTES:
    First Location: Abdomen, generally; Causative Agent: Bullet, Missile Not Stated
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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