Name:
Charles H. Hoyt
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
6146438
Unit:
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1945-02-17
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
Plot:
A
Row:
10
Grave:
87
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Charles H. Hoyt entered the military service in Massachusetts. He served in the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. SSGT Hoyt died on February 17, 1945 during the battle for the recapture of Corregidor, Philippines against the defending Japanese garrison on the island and is now buried in the Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.