Soldier Details
Division:
Army
,
Infantry
Theater of Operation:
European
Military Honors:
Purple Heart
Honored By:
The Dickinson County Heritage Center and The Eisenhower Foundation
Biography
Charles Gary enlisted in the Army at Ft. Leavenworth, Ks in 1941. He served in the US Army in the signal corps first, in Germany, then was transferred to infantry. It was while in the infantry he was slightly wounded. He had brothers Prentis served in France and Wilbur served in the Navy in the South Pacific.