Not much is known about
Charles N. Hudson. He was born in 1921 in
Kentucky and moved to Ford county, Illinois.
Here he became a retail manager. Charles joined the army on
30 July 1942.
After
training he was attached to the 417th Ambulance
Company. The company arrived in Europe in July
1944 and saw action in France, Belgium, Holland
and Germany.
S/Sgt
Charles Hudson was awarded the Bronze Star at
some point. He was killed in a non-combat
related incident on 8 April 1945.
He is
buried at Netherlands American Cemetery in
Margraten, Plot D Row 3 Grave 19.
