Pvt. Carl Benard Freeman was killed in action in France on July 28, the War Department has notified his mother, Mrs. Letha Freeman, Englewood Route 1. Carl was 21 years of age. He entered the service on Jan. 18, 1943, and had been overseas since April, 1944. Besides his mother, he is survived by three sisters, Nelda Mae, Geraldine and Evelyn, at home and three brothers, Cpl. Ray Freeman, in France, Boyce K., Freeman second class, in the Navy, and Herman Freeman

Pvt Freeman was initially Buried at La-Cambe-Isigny, France. He is now buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery, Y, 319.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 28 June 1923
  • Date of death: 28 July 1944
  • County: Monroe
  • Hometown: Englewood
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: Infantry
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XVI, Top Panel
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