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Charles E Dalton
Killed in Action
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Serial number
37602203
Birth year
1919
State of enlistment
MISSOURI
Rank
Tec 4
Unit
149th Engineer Combat Battalion, Company C
Date of death
1944-06-06
Location
Omaha Beach
The story
Tec 4 Charles Dalton was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with Company C, 149th Engineer Combat Battalion.
This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.
Source: NARA
The battlefield
Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.
Historical evidence
Morning Report
1944-06-10 · 2 pages
Military details
Enlistment date
1943-02-16
Coordinates
49.371182, -0.876844 (sector estimate)
MR date reported
1944-06-10
MR page
1
Confidence level
Estimated (sector-level)
Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series
"Morning Reports, 1940-1946"
Nearby casualties
Same company (149ENG-C), 1944-06-06 — 8 other soldiers lost that day
William S Ward
Pvt
KIA
41 m
Elmo F Hartwick
Tec 4
KIA
71 m
John B Allison
Tec 5
KIA
88 m
Preston V Wells
Cpl
KIA
182 m
William A Smith
Pvt
KIA
561 m
Roy D Larrison
Pvt
KIA
690 m
Edward S Lewandowski
Pvt
KIA
730 m
Odell J Ovaert
Pvt
KIA
862 m
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