Melvin 0. Charlton was killed in action only a few weeks before German resistance was brought to an end. He entered service in May, 1944, and had been in the Army less than a year, overseas only three months with the infantry of Patton's Third Army. Melvin served with the 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division and was buried in Carlyle, Illinois on April 16, 1949. Survivors include Melvin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Charlton of Carlyle, Illinois, Melvin's widow, and two sons and a daughter.
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Army Service No. (ASN): #36982142
Enlistment Date: 05/25/1944
B Company, 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division
Melvin O. Charlton is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Marion County, Illinois.
Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-1999 lists birth date of November 14th, 1921 in Missouri.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as Carrigan Township, Marion County, Illinois. Mailing address is Patoka, Illinois. Contact person listed as Mrs. Mary Charlton, Patoka, Illinois. Place of birth listed as Annapolis, Missouri on November 15th, 1921. Unemployed as of 02/16/1942 registration date.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 lists form signed for by Cluster J. Charlton, Carlyle, Illinois on 04/18/1949. Back of the form indicates that a corrected DOB should be 11/15/1921.
***I would like to thank Jill Find A Grave ID 46848524 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Connie Edwards Thomilson Find A Grave ID 47072802 for adding her gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank CSR Find A Grave ID 46919752 for adding their photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Lowell Silverman Find A Grave ID 49905152 for adding his photo of information to this memorial in addition to updating the death location information on it***
Suggested edit: According to military records which I posted, Charlton went missing in action in Germany rather than France. I added a little more detail to Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/638599020/melvin-o-charlton/stories) but I believe the document is correct since on the date of his death Charlton's unit fought its way to Irsch, Germany. Contributor: Lowell Silverman (49905152)
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Army Service No. (ASN): #36982142
Enlistment Date: 05/25/1944
B Company, 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division
Melvin O. Charlton is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Marion County, Illinois.
Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-1999 lists birth date of November 14th, 1921 in Missouri.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as Carrigan Township, Marion County, Illinois. Mailing address is Patoka, Illinois. Contact person listed as Mrs. Mary Charlton, Patoka, Illinois. Place of birth listed as Annapolis, Missouri on November 15th, 1921. Unemployed as of 02/16/1942 registration date.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 lists form signed for by Cluster J. Charlton, Carlyle, Illinois on 04/18/1949. Back of the form indicates that a corrected DOB should be 11/15/1921.
***I would like to thank Jill Find A Grave ID 46848524 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Connie Edwards Thomilson Find A Grave ID 47072802 for adding her gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank CSR Find A Grave ID 46919752 for adding their photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Lowell Silverman Find A Grave ID 49905152 for adding his photo of information to this memorial in addition to updating the death location information on it***
Suggested edit: According to military records which I posted, Charlton went missing in action in Germany rather than France. I added a little more detail to Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/638599020/melvin-o-charlton/stories) but I believe the document is correct since on the date of his death Charlton's unit fought its way to Irsch, Germany. Contributor: Lowell Silverman (49905152)
Melvin 0. Charlton was killed in action only a few weeks before German resistance was brought to an end. He entered service in May, 1944, and had been in the Army less than a year, overseas only three months with the infantry of Patton's Third Army. Melvin served with the 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division and was buried in Carlyle, Illinois on April 16, 1949. Survivors include Melvin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Charlton of Carlyle, Illinois, Melvin's widow, and two sons and a daughter.
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Army Service No. (ASN): #36982142
Enlistment Date: 05/25/1944
B Company, 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division
Melvin O. Charlton is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Marion County, Illinois.
Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-1999 lists birth date of November 14th, 1921 in Missouri.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as Carrigan Township, Marion County, Illinois. Mailing address is Patoka, Illinois. Contact person listed as Mrs. Mary Charlton, Patoka, Illinois. Place of birth listed as Annapolis, Missouri on November 15th, 1921. Unemployed as of 02/16/1942 registration date.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 lists form signed for by Cluster J. Charlton, Carlyle, Illinois on 04/18/1949. Back of the form indicates that a corrected DOB should be 11/15/1921.
***I would like to thank Jill Find A Grave ID 46848524 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Connie Edwards Thomilson Find A Grave ID 47072802 for adding her gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank CSR Find A Grave ID 46919752 for adding their photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Lowell Silverman Find A Grave ID 49905152 for adding his photo of information to this memorial in addition to updating the death location information on it***
Suggested edit: According to military records which I posted, Charlton went missing in action in Germany rather than France. I added a little more detail to Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/638599020/melvin-o-charlton/stories) but I believe the document is correct since on the date of his death Charlton's unit fought its way to Irsch, Germany. Contributor: Lowell Silverman (49905152)
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Army Service No. (ASN): #36982142
Enlistment Date: 05/25/1944
B Company, 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division
Melvin O. Charlton is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Marion County, Illinois.
Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-1999 lists birth date of November 14th, 1921 in Missouri.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as Carrigan Township, Marion County, Illinois. Mailing address is Patoka, Illinois. Contact person listed as Mrs. Mary Charlton, Patoka, Illinois. Place of birth listed as Annapolis, Missouri on November 15th, 1921. Unemployed as of 02/16/1942 registration date.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 lists form signed for by Cluster J. Charlton, Carlyle, Illinois on 04/18/1949. Back of the form indicates that a corrected DOB should be 11/15/1921.
***I would like to thank Jill Find A Grave ID 46848524 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Connie Edwards Thomilson Find A Grave ID 47072802 for adding her gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank CSR Find A Grave ID 46919752 for adding their photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Lowell Silverman Find A Grave ID 49905152 for adding his photo of information to this memorial in addition to updating the death location information on it***
Suggested edit: According to military records which I posted, Charlton went missing in action in Germany rather than France. I added a little more detail to Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/638599020/melvin-o-charlton/stories) but I believe the document is correct since on the date of his death Charlton's unit fought its way to Irsch, Germany. Contributor: Lowell Silverman (49905152)
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ILLINOIS
PVT 20 ARMD INF BN 10 ARMD DIV
WORLD WAR II
NOV 14 1921 FEB 25 1945
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