42nd Infantry Division insignia (portrait pending)

PFC

Charles E Stearns

Aged 18, fallen March 2, 1945

Unit
Company K, 232nd Infantry Regiment
Serial number
18249316
Hometown
Washington, Arkansas
Date of death
March 2, 1945
Classification
Killed in action
Burial
Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot D Row 15 Grave 28, St. Avold, France

Private First Class Charles E Stearns, serial number 18249316, of Washington, Arkansas, served with Company K of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on March 2, 1945, at the age of 18. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot D Row 15 Grave 28, St. Avold, France.

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