Son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Faunce, Sr. who resided in the District Of Columbia.
Charles served as a Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
He resided in the District Of Columbia prior to the war.
Charles was "Killed In Action" on Iwo Jima during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred on Iwo Jima and was later repatriated here on April 15, 1948.
Service # 869272
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Published on Wednesday, March 10, 1965 in the Evening Star (Washington, DC) Page 35
FAUNCE, CORPL. CHARLES C., Jr., USMC. A tribute to CORPL. CHARLES C. FAUNCE, Jr., USMC, and his buddies of the 4th Marine Division, who so gloriously gave their lives on Iwo Jima. He died in combat March 10, 1945.
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Faunce, Sr. who resided in the District Of Columbia.
Charles served as a Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
He resided in the District Of Columbia prior to the war.
Charles was "Killed In Action" on Iwo Jima during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred on Iwo Jima and was later repatriated here on April 15, 1948.
Service # 869272
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Published on Wednesday, March 10, 1965 in the Evening Star (Washington, DC) Page 35
FAUNCE, CORPL. CHARLES C., Jr., USMC. A tribute to CORPL. CHARLES C. FAUNCE, Jr., USMC, and his buddies of the 4th Marine Division, who so gloriously gave their lives on Iwo Jima. He died in combat March 10, 1945.
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