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First Name: Charles
Last Name: Willis
Birthplace: San Saba County, TX, USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Army (1784 - present)
Home of Record: Brownwood, Brown County, TX |
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Middle Name: M.
Date of Birth: 30 January 1920
Date of Death: 27 January 1944
Rank: Private First Class
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Charles Marvin Willis
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Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945)
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Biography:
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Charles Marvin Willis
Private, U. S. Army
Silver Star
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 118 (1944)
CITATION:
(UNCONFIRMED - Citation Needed): Charles M. Willis, United States Army, is reported to have been posthumously awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division in Italy during World War II.
He died of wounds received while saving a comrade during an artillery barrage.
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Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 3/5/2023.
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Honoree ID: 334125 |
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Created by:
drjones46 |
