Stuart, Charles Wilmon

Birth Name Stuart, Charles Wilmon
Gender male
Age at Death 19 years, 4 months, 25 days

Narrative

Pfc. Charles W. "Billy" Stuart Jr., of Picayune, Mississippi departed Poplarville, Mississippi on December 5, 1943 for Marine Corps Boot Camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. Billy landed with the invasion force of Iwo on February 19, 1945. In his final hours, he had jumped from foxhole to foxhole killing "Japs" in hand-to-hand combat before finally being over powered by the enemy and killed. On March 7 2009, 64 years after his death, a special monument dedication commemorating the life of Billy took place at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, a dedication finally realized after many years in the making.
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Find A Grave Memorial# 35070927

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 13 October 1925 USA    
Death 7 March 1945 WWII    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Stuart, Charles Wilmon8 July 18915 January 1939
Mother Ulmer, Augustine Stevens28 September 190218 September 1971
         Stuart, Charles Wilmon 13 October 1925 7 March 1945
    Brother     Stuart, James Robert 17 August 1927
    Sister     Stuart, Sara Frances 12 December 1933

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
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