Charles Wilson Eaton was the son of General George Washington Eaton and Grace May Pemberton.
He served with Company A, 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division Division
Killed In Action in Guam
The Rockwood Times, Thursday, 7 September 1944
“Pvt. Chas. W. Eaton Killed in Action. Mr. and Mrs. General Eaton of Route Two, received a telegram from the war department last Monday informing them of the fact that their son, Pvt. Charles W. Eaton was killed in action on Aug. 10th. Pvt. Eaton had been in service several years and at the time of his death was stationed in the Mid-Pacific. It was in the battle of Guam when he was huen [sic] down by the enemy.”
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 1 September 1917
- Date of death: 10 August 1944
- County: Roane
- Hometown: Rockwood
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division Division
- Theater: Pacific
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Oak Grove Cemetery, Rockwood, Roane County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Middle Panel
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