Name:
Claude Chafin
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
35933583
Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-09-07
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
H
Row:
7
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Claude Chafin was born on June 30, 1910 in Red Jacket, Mingo County, West Virginia. He enlisted on Deptember 22, 1943 at Fort Benjamin, Harrison County, Indiana. Claude served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on September 7, 1944 in the vicinity of Eghezee, Belgium and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.