Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameSgt. Charles Wesley SUMMERS 217,470, SSgt Charles Wesley Summers
BirthDec 18, 1920, Guilford County, North Carolina470, SSgt Charles Wesley Summers
DeathJul 6, 1944, France470, SSgt Charles Wesley Summers
BurialNormandy American Cemetery & Memorial, Colleville-Sur-Mer, Departement Du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France470, SSgt Charles Wesley Summers
FlagsUS Army, World War II
FatherJohn Rankin SUMMERS (1894-1957)
MotherLillie Mae HEDRICK (1897-1976)
Obituary Online notes for Sgt. Charles Wesley SUMMERS
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 ) 470, S/Sgt. Charles Wesley Summers
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