Charles Lehmann was born in Bluffton, Ohio in 1922 and enlisted in the Army at Rochester, N.Y. in 1943. At the time of his enlistment he had completed two years of college and was unmarried. Lehmann joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. and served in Companies A, G, F and H of the 86th Infantry Regiment and with the Headquarters of the 1st Battalion. He was transferred to Camp Swift, Tex. before being sent to Italy. Lehmann attained the rank of Sergeant and received a Bronze Star medal for his actions in the Apennines and Po Valley.
From the description of Charles F. Lehmann papers, 1944-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 243959276