Rogers, Charles H.
Army Technician 5
Charles H. Rogers, age 20, from Indiana, White county.
Service era: World War II
Spouse: Engaged to marry Lois Jean Smith
Parents: Mrs. Herbert Baumgartner and Harold Rogers
School: Monon High (1942)
Date of death: October 1, 1944
Source: National Archives, South Bend Tribune (1944), Lafayette Journal and Courier (1944)
Name and Rank, Technician 5th Class Charles H. Rogers.
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division ”All American”.
Charles was born on 1924 in Indiana.
Father, Harold K. Rogers.
Mother, Edith (Phoebus) Rogers.
Charles entered the service from Indiana with service number # 15382512.
Charles was KIA during the Jump of Market Garden at Ooij, Nijmegen, Holland, on Oct. 1, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Charles is buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten,
Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.
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