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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles William Elston

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Canton, Illinois

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS DECEMBER 1942. ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE, CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS. BASIC TRAINING AT FORT MCCLELLAND, ALABAMA. TRANSFERRED TO FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 1943. TRANSFERRED TO CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMA MARCH 1944. SENT TO FRANCE, NOVEMBER 1944. LOST CLOSEST FRIEND ON KICK-OFF ON MARCH 15, 1945 AT DAHN. TRAVELED THROUGH GERMANY AND ENDED UP IN PALLING, GERMANY WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER. STATIONED IN KITZBUHEL AND SALZBURG, AUSTRIA. DISCHARGED AT CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN IN APRIL 1946. WHILE STATIONED IN SALZBURG, WAS PUT IN CHARGE OF ALL EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE 42ND RAINBOW DIVISION. SERVED WITH THE 42ND DIVISION, 242ND REGIMENT.