Charles A. Petty
NAME: Charles A. Petty
ASN: 33397839
PLACE OF BIRTH: McKeesport, PA
DATE OF BIRTH:
DATES OF SERVICE: 29 Oct 1942 - ?? ??? ????
UNIT ASSIGNED:
HHC 509th PIR (Pathfinder)
B CO 509th PIR
CAMPAIGNS: Southern France, Ardennes-Alsace
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with combat jump star, Purple Heart Medal with oak leaf cluster, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead and one campaign star, WWII Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
29 Oct 1942 - Enlisted at Allegheny, PA - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 33397839 | 33397839 |
| NAME | PETTY#CHARLES#A######### | PETTY#CHARLES#A######### |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 32 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 003 | ALLEGHENY |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 3298 | PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 29 | 29 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 10 | 10 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 42 | 42 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 32 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 14 | 14 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 4 | 4 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 655 | Semiskilled occupations in refining of petroleum |
| MARITAL STATUS | 2 | Married |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0653 | 0653 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 1.170 | 1.170 |
17 Jul 1944 - Pvt. Charles A. Petty 33397859 509th PIB, SO 51 - Placed on Temporary Duty with Radar School (Pathfinder)
15 Aug 1944 - Pvt. Charles Petty 33397859, Pathfinder Team, Participated in Operation DRAGOON (RUGBY FORCE) the Airborne invasion of Southern France
00 Aug 1944 - Charles A. Petty, 33397839, 509th PIB "WIA: Diagnosis: First Location: Thigh; Causative Agent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified Type of Injury: Casualty, battle. Medical Treatment: Removal of foreign bodies from extremity. Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty, Type of Discharge: Duty. Length of service: 1 Year(s), 1 Month(s). Discharge Date: Sep 1944" Southern France, Purple Heart Medal
00 Sep 1944 - Pvt. Charles Petty 33397859, Discharged from hospital, returned to duty
28 Dec 1944 - Pfc. Charles A. Petty 33397839 B Co 509th PIB, McKeesport, PA, wounded in action
14 Feb 1945 - Pfc. Charles A. Petty 33397839 B Co 509th PIB, McKeesport, PA, GO # 8 - Under the provisions of AR 600-45, dtd 22 September 1943, the Purple Heart is awarded to the following for wounds received in action against the enemy. CHARLES A. PETTY, 33 397 839, Pfc, CO "B", 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, 28 December 1944, Belgium. Entered service from McKeesport, Pa. - Ardennes-Alsace, Purple Heart Medal - Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster page 3
18 Jul 1948 - Charles A. Petty, McKeesport, PA on reunion LIST A
18 Jul 1948 - Charles A. Petty, McKeesport, PA on reunion LIST B
Listed in the book American Airborne Pathfinders in World War II by Jeff Moran on page 77, Pathfinder Plane 1
Pfc. Charles Petty 33397859 B Co, 509th PIB Pathfinder, Listed in the book First Airborne Task Force by Michel De Trez on pages 12, 13, 14, 110, 113
Wrote poem - Jump into the Foggy Darkness