Charles Henry Gamache

1925 - 2010  (85 years)

• Name	Charles Henry Gamache
  Birth	10 Mar 1925	Shushan, WASHINGTON, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Mar 2010	Santee, SAN DIEGO,California
  Burial	Fort Rosecranz National Cemetery,San Diego, California
  Person ID	I9381	King/Roy
  Last Modified	2 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry Frank Gamache,   b. 29 Oct 1902, Massachusetts d. 22 Sep 1981, Westfield, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Vera R. Woodard,   b. ca. 1907, New York
  Marriage	3 Jan 1925	Salem, WASHINGTON, New York
  Notes	Married: New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 Name: Vera R Woodard Gender: Female Marriage Date: 3 Jan 1925 Marriage Place: Salem, New York, USA Spouse: Henry Gamache Certificate Number: 3332 Records Sharing Certificate Number: Name Henry Gamache Vera R Woodard
  Documents		Federal Census 1930, Henry Gamache family Holyoke, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F7381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Shirley Louise MacBrian,   b. 15 Jun 1925, Springfield, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts d. 10 Mar 2016, Lake Havasu City, MOJAVE, Arizona (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1946	Westfield, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts
  Divorce	Apr 1969	California
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Histories		Federal Census 1950, Charles Henry Gamache family 17 Lincoln Street, Upstairs Westfield, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts
  		Federal Census 1950, Charles Henry Gamache family 2 17 Lincoln Street, Upstairs Westfield, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F9799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Concetta Mary Ferris,   b. 31 Jan 1930, New York d. 2007, Santee, SAN DIEGO, California (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1970	Seabrook, ROCKINGHAM, New Hampshire
  Documents		Marriage Record of Charles Gamache and Connie (Ferris) Pruitt
  Headstones		Headstone of Charles and Concetta (Ferris) (Pruitt) Gamache Plot: SECTION CBI ROW 5 SITE 122
  Family ID	F7391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1946 - Westfield, HAMPDEN, Massachusetts Divorce - Apr 1969 - California Marriage - 28 Nov 1970 - Seabrook, ROCKINGHAM, New Hampshire Death - 6 Mar 2010 - Santee, SAN DIEGO,California Burial - - Fort Rosecranz National Cemetery,San Diego, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  WWII Draft Card

  
  

• Notes

  Charles H. Gamache - Prisoner of War Record Held in Stalag 2B near Hammerstein, West Prussia Charles H. Gamache was a Private First Class in the Army during World War II. Charles resided in Hampden County, Massachusetts before enlisting on April 23, 1943. At the time of enlistment, Charles was 18 years old, had 3 years of high school education and was single, without dependents. One year later, Charles was captured by Nazi Germany while serving in Italy, and was sent to Stalag 2B near Hammerstein, West Prussia where 6,291 other American POWs were held. Charles' capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on January 23, 1944, and the last report was made on June 12, 1945. Based on these two reports, Charles was imprisoned for at least 506 days (1 year and ~5 months). The average duration of imprisonment was 363 days. Ultimately, Charles was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated. Charles Gamache BIRTH 19 Aug 1925 DEATH 6 Mar 2010 (aged 84) BURIAL Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA Inscription US NAVY, US ARMY Gravesite Details WORLD WAR II, VIETNAM Died: Charles H. Gamache after not be truthful about his age he joined the US Army at age 17. He was a POW in Poland during WWII for 2 years he was awarded a Bronze Star. Once he was released from being a POW he left the US Army and joined the US Navy where he retired after 20 years. While he was in the US Navy he was a Gunners Mate.