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SOE in the Low Countries
By M.R.D. Foot
Rangers at Dieppe: The First Combat Action of U.S. Army Rangers in World War II
By Jim DeFelice
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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Robertson" data-source="post: 61065" data-attributes="member: 6852"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Korb</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Charles Weston</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2nd Ranger Bn (Company HQ/A) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Corporal</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>33248275</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Europe</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 24.02.1921, Bigler, Pennsylvania, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father William Charles Korb (1893-1969)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Julia Catherina (nee Williams) Korb (1902-1957)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>grammar school education</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>civil occupation unskilled occupations in production of clay products</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single without dependents upon enlistment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>21.07.1942 entered service Altoona, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>11.1944 WIA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>27.10.1945 discharged</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1945 married Relon Levine (nee Shelton) Korb (1929-1991)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 sons (William, Robert & Joseph)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed as barber</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1954-1966 operated Dairy Farm in Grampian</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>moved to Connecticut</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Pratt and Whitney as machine operator</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1992 retired to Bigler</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 31.03.1996 (Aged 75) Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Crown Crest Memorial Park, Hyde, Pennsylvania, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/c-korb-grave.37345/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37345-6e72aaf49ba1f22d75b1f6f1a47354a0.jpg?1658931541" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craig Robertson, post: 61065, member: 6852"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Korb[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Charles Weston[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]2nd Ranger Bn (Company HQ/A) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Corporal[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]33248275[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Europe[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 24.02.1921, Bigler, Pennsylvania, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father William Charles Korb (1893-1969)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Julia Catherina (nee Williams) Korb (1902-1957)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]grammar school education[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]civil occupation unskilled occupations in production of clay products[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]single without dependents upon enlistment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]21.07.1942 entered service Altoona, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]11.1944 WIA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]27.10.1945 discharged[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1945 married Relon Levine (nee Shelton) Korb (1929-1991)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]3 sons (William, Robert & Joseph)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed as barber[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1954-1966 operated Dairy Farm in Grampian[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]moved to Connecticut[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Pratt and Whitney as machine operator[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1992 retired to Bigler[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 31.03.1996 (Aged 75) Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Crown Crest Memorial Park, Hyde, Pennsylvania, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/c-korb-grave.37345/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37345-6e72aaf49ba1f22d75b1f6f1a47354a0.jpg?1658931541[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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