Charles Evitt Matthews was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to William Otto Matthews and Mary Elizabeth Evitt.

Buried at the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, G, 7, 28

  • Rank: Private First Class
  • Date of birth:
  • 19 February 1924
  • Date of death: 6 June 1944
  • County: Hamilton
  • Hometown: Chattanooga
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 146th Engineer Combat Battalion
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Battles: Normandy Campaign
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XI, Middle Panel
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