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Charles Russell CODMAN Jr
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Source : Jon et Arnaud Gaté (Ellen Marchese) | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-589241 | ||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 26 Janurary 1922 Boston, Suffolk County, MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
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Spouse : Laetitia Marie Cécile Marcelle Murat CODMAN de LUBERSAC Parents : Charles Russell CODMAN II | ||||||
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| ARMY | Assistant Military Attache to France | ||||||
| Embassy of the United States in France | |||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 29 August 1946 |
Source : Dún na nGall | |||||
| STATUS | DOW | ||||||
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CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Solers, Melun N°3568 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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1st LT Charles R CODMAN, age 24, died August 29, 1945 of infantile paralysis (polio.) He was married two weeks before his death and had returned with his bride to Paris where he was an aid to the United States Military Attaché at the American Embassy. Funeral services were held Saturday August 31,1945 and burial was at the Normandy American Cemetery. 1st LT Codman graduated from the Groton School and attended Harvard University before joining the US Army. |
Source : Mark | ||||||
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Source : Fold3 |
Source : Fold3 | ||||||
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Father of Charles R Jr | Charles Russell CODMAN II | ||
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Charles R. CODMAN, 96th Bombardment Squadron United States Air Service, World War One. Source : Mark | ||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22 February 1893 Boston, Suffolk County, MASSACHUSETTS | ||
| STATE | MASSACHUSETTS | ||
| FAMILY |
Children : 1LT Charles Russell CODMAN Jr Parents : Russell Sturgis & Anna Kneeland Crafts CODMAN Brother : Russell Sturgis CODMAN Jr | ||
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WW1 - American Field Service & US Air Force WW2 - US Army Air Service | ||
| During WORLD WAR 1 he served in the american field service in france,1915-16, and then as a lieutenant in the us army service air service until the armistice. |
A WWI photo from the WW2-era "Prisoners of War Bulletin," by the American National Red Cross, Volume 1, Number 7, (Dec 1943) Source : Mark | ||
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In WORLD WAR 2 Mr codman attained the rank of colonel. his service in intelligence under general patton won him the legion of merit and the french legion of honor with two palms. his dipolmacy and command of french enable him to carry out a delicate mission securing co-operation of the french morrocan protectorate during the allied north african landings in 1942. he also won the silver star for gallantry in action and the purple heart. |
Charles Russell CODMAN II, Aide-de-Camp to General George S. Patton, Jr. during World War Two. Source : Mark | ||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Fold3 | ||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Arnaud Gaté - Findagrave.com - Weremember.abmc.gov - Fold3 |
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| EDITORS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |