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S/Sgt. Charles Wesley Summers

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S/Sgt. Charles Wesley Summers Veteran

Birth
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Death
6 Jul 1944 (aged 23)
France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France GPS-Latitude: 49.3606186, Longitude: -0.856317
Plot
Section D ~ Row 28 ~ Grave 29
Memorial ID
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Charles served as a Staff Sergeant, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on October 6, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Semiskilled blacksmith and also as Single, without dependents.

Charles was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 33378373

Son of John Rankin Summers (1894–1957) & Lillie Mae Hedrick Summers (1897–1976).

His brother, Pfc James S. Summers, who entered the service from North Carolina, is interred next to him.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Charles served as a Staff Sergeant, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on October 6, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Semiskilled blacksmith and also as Single, without dependents.

Charles was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 33378373

Son of John Rankin Summers (1894–1957) & Lillie Mae Hedrick Summers (1897–1976).

His brother, Pfc James S. Summers, who entered the service from North Carolina, is interred next to him.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56650536/charles_wesley-summers: accessed ), memorial page for S/Sgt. Charles Wesley Summers (18 Dec 1920–6 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56650536, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).