Earl Chew
Private First Class Earl Chew, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
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.
Earl Chew was brought home in 1948. He was buried at Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, NJ, on July 8, 1948.
Grave
Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, NJ — Plot F O 1586
Pfc. Earl Chew Funeral At Beverly Tomorrow
Camden Courier-Post —
A military funeral for Pfc. Earl Chew will be held tomorrow at 10:30 a. m. at the U. S. National cemetery in Beverly. He was killed in action in France, Sept. 17, 1944, at the age of 20.
Private Chew was in the 175th Infantry, 29th Division, First Army, and formerly lived at 705 Fairview street.
Born in Gloucester, he moved to Camden with his parents and attended the H. B. Wilson school. He entered the service April 2, 1943, trained at Camp Croft, S.C., and went overseas in October, 1943.
Surviving are his father, Ralph Sr., his mother, Clara; now at 412 Royal avenue; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Stech and Mrs. Doris Pezzato, both of Camden; and a brother, Ralph Jr., Camden.