PVT Charles Edward Woods, ID 34281881, was born in 1918 in McMinn County, Tennessee, son of Marshall L. Woods and Edna Kratzer

He entered the service on 21 April 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia.
Service U.S. Army, 70th Tank Battalion

He died of wounds Monday, January 25, 1943 and is memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy

  • Rank: Private First Class
  • Date of birth:
  • 12 October 1918
  • Date of death: 25 January 1943
  • County: Monroe
  • Hometown: Sweetwater
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 70th Tank Battalion
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XVI, Top Panel
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