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Staff Sgt. Granville Charles Schuch - 1919-2004
1st Inf Div  16th Inf - North African Campaign

 

 

 

Granville Charles, better known as Charlie, was born on February 18, 1919.  Named after his grandfather, Granville (Grant) B. Honeywell, Charlie grew up in post World War I New York City.  He was a loving son of loving parents who were starting a new life – a life around Charlie and his sisters, Hazel and Doris.  Together they put World War I behind them, weathered the Great Depression of 1929 and moved ahead to brighter and more peaceful years.  He would follow in his father’s footsteps working for the United States Postal Service as a carrier – but only after a grievous interruption, World War II.

 

10 October 1940 - Granville Charles Schuch enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 21 just three weeks after the Selective Service Act was signed into law.  After completing initial entry training, he was assigned to K Company, 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division (The Big Red One) at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York.

 
 

 

No one would have expected that this baby-faced blue-eyed soldier would go on to receive both the Bronze and Silver Stars for heroism and extraordinary service to his nation.  17,400 miles traveled, fifty eight months of service, thirty six months overseas, six Christmases away from home, seven countries, six domestic army bases, six months of front line combat, two trans-Atlantic crossings – one under fire, three week convoy through U-Boat patrolled waters of the North Atlantic, two years of enemy POW supervision, wounded in battle -

 

This is his story ....

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