DEWEESE, Charlie Rosco Jr., PFC
- Born: 27 Sep 1918, Lampkin, Comanche, Texas, USA
- Marriage (1): RASPBERRY, Lola Mae about 29 May 1937-1938 in Stephenville, Erath, Texas, USA
- Died: 6 Apr 1945, , , Germany at age 26
- Buried: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Find a Grave ID: 56298167.
Burial Notes:
According to James Daniel, he was buried in Holland, if so, then this U.S. marker is just a rememberance of him.
Noted events in his life were:
- 20 Feb 1920 he appeared as C. R. Dewees, son, age 1 yr. 4 Months, born in Texas on the census in Pct 3, Comanche Co., Texas, USA. 1 ED 75, Sheet 13-A, household #235
- 2 Apr 1930 he appeared as C. R. Dewees, son, age 11, born in Texas on the census in Pct 2, Erath County, Texas, USA. 2 ED 72-12, Sheet 1-A, Household #13
- WW II Enlistment: 30 May 1944. 3 4 Name: Charley R Deweese Jr
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Texas State: Texas County or City:
Erath Enlistment Date: 30 May 1944 Enlistment State: Texas Enlistment City: Camp Wolters Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Not Elsewhere Classified
Marital Status: Married
- Military Casualties: 6 Apr 1945. 5 Name: Charley R Deweese Jr
Inducted From: Texas Rank: Private First Class Combat Organization: 309th Infantry 78th Division
Death Date: 6 Apr 1945
Monument: The Netherlands
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
- Burial records-findagrave: PFC Charles Roscoe “Charley” DeWeese, Jr, Liveoak Cemetery, Dublin, Erath, Texas. 6 According to an online tree listed below, this maker is only a memorial to him. Memorial 31190173 A cenotaph. He is buried in Margraten Cemetery, The Netherlands
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/e/w/Betty-J-Deweese-Hallsville/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0018.html
Online tree state burial: "Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands, Plot I Row 21 Grave 8/Margraten, Netherlands"
Charlie married Lola Mae RASPBERRY about 29 May 1937-1938 in Stephenville, Erath, Texas, USA. (Lola Mae RASPBERRY was born in 1919 in , Erath County, Texas, USA, died on 20 Mar 2010 and was buried in Lower Greens Creek Cemetery, Stephenville, Erath, Texas.)
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