Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NamePfc. James Samuel SUMMERS 
217,470, PFC James Samuel Summers
217,470, PFC James Samuel SummersBirthMar 23, 1925, Browns Summit, Guilford County, North Carolina470, PFC James Samuel Summers
DeathOct 10, 1944, Città Metropolitana Di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy470, PFC James Samuel Summers
BurialNormandy American Cemetery & Memorial, Colleville-Sur-Mer, Departement Du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France470, PFC James Samuel Summers
FatherJohn Rankin SUMMERS (1894-1957)
MotherLillie Mae HEDRICK (1897-1976)
Obituary Online notes for Pfc. James Samuel SUMMERS
Son of John Rankin Summers (1894–1957) & Lillie Mae Hedrick Summers (1897–1976).
James served as a Private First Class, 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Guilford County, North Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 7, 1943 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was noted as being Single, without dependents.
James was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34678880
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His brother, SSgt Charles Wesley Summers, who entered the service from Baltimore, Maryland, is interred next to him.
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Inscription
James S. Summers
Pfc ~ 351st Infantry Regiment,
88th Infantry Division
North Carolina ~ October 10, 1944
34678880 470, Pfc. James Samuel Summers
James served as a Private First Class, 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Guilford County, North Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 7, 1943 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was noted as being Single, without dependents.
James was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34678880
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His brother, SSgt Charles Wesley Summers, who entered the service from Baltimore, Maryland, is interred next to him.
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Inscription
James S. Summers
Pfc ~ 351st Infantry Regiment,
88th Infantry Division
North Carolina ~ October 10, 1944
34678880 470, Pfc. James Samuel Summers