Polk County

 

Pvt. Charles Sirfus

 

Charles “Charlie" Sirfus was born Sept. 10, 1894. He died Dec. 14, 1944 and is buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.

Pvt. Sirfus served in World War II with the U.S. Army 31st Infantry. He died in Puerto Princess, Palawan, Philippine Islands while a POW of the Japanese government.

Source: ancestry.com