Charles Dwight Nance
BIRTH
20 Aug 1910
DEATH
30 Jul 1992 (aged 82)
CEMETERY
Tower Hill Cemetery
Tower Hill, Shelby County, Illinois, USA
Hero Story
Do any search on Google or wherever for US Army blows up Swatzika, the videos of the huge symbol was blown up and it was Charles who pulled that trigger/pushed that button.
"On April 22, 1945, a victorious U.S. Army destroyed one of the greatest symbols of Germany’s Nazi regime: a giant marble swastika that overlooked the Zeppelintribüne, Adolf Hitler’s most powerful pulpit, at the heart of the Nazi party rally grounds."
Grave Details
Existing Grave Marker
Yes
V.A. Issued Grave Marker
No
Find A Grave Memorial ID
32581065
Billion Graves Record Number
Unknown
Cemetery Records Grave Site Description
No Military Marker
Orientation of Grave
Unknown
Grave Marker Visible
Unknown
Religious Symbol
Unknown
Grave Marker Material
Unknown
Grave Marker Type
Unknown
Marker Condition?
Unknown
Marker Position
Unknown
Marker Elevation
Unknown
Military Details
Military Veteran
Yes
Confederate Veteran
No
Branch of Service
Army
Officer or Enlisted
Enlisted
Enlisted On
Unknown
Enlistment Location
Unknown
Discharge
Unknown
Highest Rank Achieved
Unknown
Assigned to Which Military Unit
Unknown
Military Function
Unknown
Military Job Description
Tank Bn with Gen. G.Patton
Wartime Service
Yes
Battles Fought
Served under General George Patton in tank unit Germany. Injured and sole survivor of attack on his tank at Battle of Bulge 1944
War #1
World War II
War #2
Unknown
War #3
Unknown
Died In Service
Unknown
Missing In Action
Unknown
Wounded In Action
Yes
Prisoner Of War
Unknown
Retired Military
Unknown
Disabled
Unknown
Medals Awarded
Unknown
Personal Details
Spouse Name
Ruby Nance
Father Name
William Nance
Mother Name
Mary Nance
Created by
Ralph Falconbury
Created on
26 Jun 2021