Carl Edward Mize was born 5 June 1923 in Decatur, Alabama. He was the son of Jesse Thomas Mize and Edna May Farrer.
He Died of wounds 17 January 1945
Buried at Butttram Cemetery, Dayton, TN
Private First Class
358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
The Chattanooga Daily Times, 11 August 1948
The body of Pfc. Carl E. Mize, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Mize of the Oak Hill Community, arrived Monday afternoon. Funeral service for Pfc. Mize, who was killed at the age of 22 in action in Luxembourg on Jan. 17, 1945, will be held from the Oak Hill Baptist church. Survivors of Pfc. Mize are his parents; four brothers, Eugene F. Mize, Decatur, Ala.; J.T. Mize Jr., Edmonds, Kan., and George and Clyde Mize of Dayton; six sisters, Mrs. Clay Fraley, Mrs. Havard Sneed, Mrs. Dorothy Mitchell, and Misses Sadie Mae, Zeta and Martha Mize, all of the Oak Hill community.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 5 June 1923
- Date of death: 17 January 1945
- County: Rhea
- Hometown: Dayton
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Butttram Cemetery, Dayton, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Top Panel
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