PFC Charley Havlat

PFC Charley Havlat (HM1GCW)

Location: Dorchester, NE 68343 Saline County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 38.676', W 97° 6.897'

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PFC Charley Havlat of Dorchester, Nebraska, was the last confirmed American combat fatality in the European Theater during World War II. He was born in rural Saline County, the oldest son of Anton and Antonia (Nemec) Havlat, Czech immigrants to Nebraska in the early 1900s. His brothers, Adoph, Rudolph, and Lumir, also served in the U.S. Army during the war.

Charley and Rudolph served together in the 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion. On the morning of May 7, 1945, two reconnaissance platoons were sent forward to locate German positions northeast of the Czech town of Volary. About 8:20 a.m. a burst of small arms fire from enemy soldiers in the woods struck the American patrol, wounding several and killing Havlat. Word of a formal cease-fire to take effect at 8:30 a.m. reached the American and German units a few minutes later. The cease-fire ended the war in Europe.

Ironically, Havlat died while helping liberate his parents' homeland. He is buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery at Saint-Avold, France. More information on Charley Havlat can be found in the Saline County Museum.
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HM NumberHM1GCW
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Placed ByDorchester Area Community Foundation; Nebraska State Historical Society
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 10:45pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 659388 N 4501013
Decimal Degrees40.64460000, -97.11495000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 38.676', W 97° 6.897'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 38' 40.56" N, 97° 6' 53.82" W
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Area Code(s)402
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-298 NE-103, Dorchester NE 68343, US
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