The Accounted Explore the full archive

Charles E Dalton

Killed in Action 📍 View on the battlefield map Open in Dashboard
Serial number37602203
Birth year1919
State of enlistmentMISSOURI
RankTec 4
Unit149th Engineer Combat Battalion, Company C
Date of death1944-06-06
LocationOmaha 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 date1943-02-16
Coordinates49.371182, -0.876844 (sector estimate)
MR date reported1944-06-10
MR page1
Confidence levelEstimated (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