Charles Howard Rose was born on 25 July 1922 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Charles Howard Rose and Maudie Vesta Day.
Enlisted on October 12, 1942 in Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Died 16 December 1944
Buried at Brookwalter Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
112th Infantry Regiment, Company L
The Knoxville Journal, 24 March 1949
Pfc. Charles H. Rose Jr., age 23, of 233 East Oklahoma Avenue, was killed in action Dec. 16, 1944 in Luxembourg. He was with the 112th Infantry Divisionand had been overseas since September. Member Oakwood Baptist Church. Attended Christenberry Junior High School. Survivors: mother, Mrs. Maudie V. Rose; brothers, William P. and Frank E. Rose; sister, Mrs. Minnie L. white; three nephews; two nieces, all of Knoxville.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 25 July 1922
- Date of death: 16 December 1944
- County: Knox
- Hometown: Knoxville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 112th Infantry Regiment
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Brookwalter Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VIII, Middle Panel
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