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Bird Charles H.

Name:
Charles H. Bird
Rank:
Private
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Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-07-20
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Potato Run Church Cem., White Cloud, Indiana
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Charles H. Bird, son of Martin and Millie Jane Bird, was born in June, 1898, in Crawford County, Indiana. He was working as a farmer at the time of enlistment. He enlisted in U.S. Regular Army on May 7, 1917, at Evansville, Ind. He was then sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and assigned to Company A, 6th Infantry. He was also assigned to Company A, 53rd Infantry, 2nd Training Battalion, 26th Infantry; and Company D, 26th Infantry. He departed with his regiment for France on January 12, 1918. Charles was killed in action on July 20, 1918 (at the age of 20), at Soissons, France. He is now buried in Potato Run Church Cemetery, White Cloud, Harrison County, Indiana, USA.