Filby, Charles Robert 1
Birth Name |
Filby, Charles Robert
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Gramps ID |
I0417 |
Gender |
male |
Age at Death |
34 years, 7 months, 15 days |
Events
Event |
Date |
Place |
Description |
Notes |
Sources |
Birth
[E3830]
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1910-08-10 |
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1
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Death
[E3831]
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1945-03-25 |
Germany
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Event Note
He was killed during the invasion of Normandy Beach during World WarII. Charles was too young to go into the service, being the baby ofthe family, but wanted to go so badly that he used his sister Olive'sbirthdate to enlist. His dad said that if he wanted to go that much,he would sign for him; so they were both in on the falsification ofhis age to the U.S. Army. His tombstone in the Arlington NationalCemetery is incorrectly engraved with his sister's birthdate of 24Aug. 1908.
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Relation to the center person (Hammond, Living) : grandnephew