Name:
Charles Herbert Crites
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
35758763
Unit:
329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-13
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
G
Row:
11
Grave:
11
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Charles Herbert Crites was born on February 12, 1925, in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia. He served in Company L, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 13, 1944, during the Liberation of Saint-Malo in France. Pvt. Crites was buried at Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France, and was awarded the Purple Heart.