World War II Honoree

Charles J. Hall

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Marshall, Missouri

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE UNITED STATES ARMY AUGUST 16, 1944 AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI. SERVED IN EUROPE WITH THE U.S. ARMY, 359TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 90TH INFANTRY ‘TOUGH OMBRES’ DIVISION, A COMPONENT UNIT OF XII CORPS. ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1945, HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING HIS REGIMENT’S ATTACK ON THE GERMAN SIEGFRIED LINE FORTIFICATIONS IN THE PRUM RIVER AREA AND WAS BURIED IN A BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY IN GERMANY. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE, HIS REMAINS WERE TRANSFERRED, WITH INTERMENT IN THE HENRI-CHAPELLE AMERICAN CEMETERY LOCATED AT HENRI-CHAPELLE, BELGIUM. DECORATION AND CITATION: THE SOLDIER WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN DEFENSE OF HIS COUNTRY.