Name:
Charles E. Skipper
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
34493532
Unit:
143rd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division
Date of Death:
1944-09-01
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France
Plot:
B
Row:
7
Grave:
2
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
When Charles E. Skipper was born in 1922 in Georgia, his father, Charles, was 40 and his mother, Gertrude, was 21. He had two brothers and three sisters. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Technical Sergeant in the 143rd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division. He entered service in Tennessee. He died on September 1, 1944 during the invasion of southern France. He is now buried at Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.