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Charles J. PALAMARA
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O 1302702 | ||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1920 | ||||||
| ETAT | PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
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| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | InfantryMan | ||||||
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| COMPANY | Company | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 331st Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| DIVISION | 83rd Infantry Division "Thunderbolt Division" | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 11 August 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Tremereuc 9 km south of Dinard | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St James N°3578
(Photo of the tomb cross of the temporary cemetery)
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin) | ||||||
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The 83rd Infantry Infantry is reactivated on August 15, 1942. She starts her training at Camp Atterbury in INDIANA. In September 1943 she moved to Camp Breckinridge. In April 1944, she leaves her lands for Great Britain. She will continue her training in Wales. She landed on Omaha Beach on June 18, 1944. She will begin fighting in Carentan eight days later and will end up 80 km from Berlin by making contact with Russian soldiers in April 1945. It will go through Périers, Sainteny, Coutances St Lo .... In August of '44, he frees St Malo Charles will die around St Meloir des Ondes on August 11th 44
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Christine COCHRAN (Pennsylvnia) - Livres: 21st Army Group - Frédéric LAVERNHE - 83rdinfdivdocs.org |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |