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Charles L Franch
Unit: 17 Engr Bn 2nd Armd Div, Company Unknown
Rank: PrivateBorn: 12/11/1918
Awards and Citations: Purple Heart (unconfimed)
Enlisted: 07/30/1942
Deceased: 08/13/1944 KIA (Killed in Action)
Location: Barenton, Normandy, France
Hometown: Las Animas, Colorado
Army Serial Number: 37351208
Burial: Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot: A row 9 grave 2
GPS (lat/lon): 48°31’06.8″N 1°18’11.4″W