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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EARL
CHEW was the son of Ralph and Clara Tortual Chew. He was born on July
18, 1923 in Gloucester City NJ, where his parents lived at 504 Powell
Street in 1930. Ralph Chew then worked as a building laborer. The family
later moved to 705 Fairview Street, Camden NJ, where Earl Chew attended
the H.B. Wilson School. The family at that point
included a brother, Ralph Jr., and sisters Ann and Doris. Earl Chew was
inducted into the Army
on April 2, 1943. He had been working as an assembler at the RCA-Victor
plant in Camden NJ. Sent
overseas in October of 1943, Earl Chew was killed
in action at the age of 21 while serving in France on September 17, 1944 as reported in the
October 12, 1944
edition of the Camden Courier-Post. He was survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chew, a brother Ralph, and sisters Anne and
Doris. His grandfather, Oliver Chew of Wildwood Villas, and his
grandmother, Clara Tourtual of 715 Powell St, Gloucester City both died
shortly afterwards, although neither had been notified of Private Chew's
death. His passing was reported in the October 12, 1944 edition
of the Camden Courier-Post. Earl
Chew was brought home in 1948. He was buried at Beverly National
Cemetery in Beverly NJ on July 8, 1948. |
