World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Everette Punch
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hickory, North Carolina
Honored By
Mary A. Punch
Relationship
Wife
MACHINE GUNNER IN GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN GERMANY, FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND HELPED LIBERATE AUSCHWITZ AND BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMPS. RETURNED HOME IN 1945 AND HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM U.S. ARMY.