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Nees, Charles Wayne

Date of birth:
February 5th, 1914 (Clay County/Indiana, United States)
Date of death:
May 18th, 1943 (Attu/Alaska Territory, United States)
Buried on:
American War Graves Cottage Hill Cemetery
Nationality:
American

Biography

Lieutenant Nees was one of Brazil High School's best athletes and a graduate of Kansas University.

Lieutenant Nees was killed by machine gun fire as the only officer of his company during the particularly bitter battle for a high mountain ridge. He was buried on the same day he was killed, in Little Falls Cemetery, Grave 7, Row 2, Plot 1. The chaplain officiating was Chaplain Merriman. A peak was named after Lt. Nees.


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