Charles Wilson Eaton served with Company A, 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division Division
Killed In Action in Guam
“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.”
–The Rockwood Times, Thursday, 7 Sep 1944, Vol. 64, No. 37.
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 1 September 1917
- Date of death: 10 August 1944
- County: Roane
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division Division
- Theater: Pacific
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Oak Grove Cemetery, Rockwood, Roane County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Middle Panel
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