Charles D. W. Canham

American military officer; recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1901-1963) · United States · Died at 62

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Major General Charles Draper William Canham was the commander of the 29th Infantry Division's 116th Infantry Regiment, which landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

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At West Point in 1926

Commemorative plaque of General Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke's surrender, September 19, 1944 (ammunition bay near the fort des Capucins)

Awards

Bronze Star Medal

Purple Heart

Silver Star

About this person

Country

United States

Type

Other

Status

deceased

Dates

Lived 1901 to 1963 · aged 62

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