Michels, George Charles

1916 - 1944  (27 years)

• Name	Michels, George Charles
  		George Charles Michels (1916-1944)
  Birth	25 Dec 1916	Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MICH.G002
  _FGRAVE	56647756
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, 36th Infantry, 3rd Armored Division
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	29 Jun 1944	Villiers-Fossard, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
  	J-1-29
  		Headstone, Michels, George Charles
  Person ID	I52530	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Michels, Roy,   b. 27 Oct 1891, Jasper County, Illinois d. 31 May 1960, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Childers, A.E.
  Family ID	F15407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart