Charles T. Payne

(1925-2014)

American World War II soldier

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Charles Thomas Payne (February 16, 1925 – August 1, 2014) was an American veteran who served in the U.S. military during World War II as a member of the U.S. Army's 89th Infantry Division that liberated Ohrdruf, a sub-camp of the Buchenwald concentration camp when he was age 20. A brother of Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham, Payne was former President Barack Obama's great uncle and was mentioned in Obama's speeches, including the one given in 2009 commemorating the anniversary of D-Day.

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Born	1925 Peru, Kansas
Died	1 August 2014 (aged 89) Chicago, Illinois
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Madelyn Dunham · Sister · 1922-2008 · Maternal grandmother of Barack Obama edit info

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Ann Dunham · Niece · 1942-1995 · Anthropologist; mother of Barack Obama edit info

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Barack Obama · Great-nephew · 1961- · American, Politician edit info

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