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Grave marker for Charles
R. Jarvis and wife in Section 16 Plot 470 of the Ohio Western
Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman (Medina county), Ohio.
Charles enlisted in the Army at Clarksburg, WV on 20
November 1942.
On 19 December 1942
Pvt Jarvis was transferred from Camp Toccoa, GA to Company I, 508h
PIR. Two days
later he was transferred to Service Company. He was
subsequently transferred to Camp Patrick Henry, VA near Newport
News. The camp served primarily as a troop staging ground
during World War II.
Based on his headstone inscription, Patrick was sent
overseas and was wounded. His military decorations included the
Purple Heart. |
