About
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Charles Gerald Haven Summers was born in Schenectady, New York, on March 5, 1944. Before moving to North Carolina and attending Harding University High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, he attended Mont Pleasant High School in Schenectady, New York.
On February 16, 1965, Charles enlisted in the United States Army. He was a sergeant serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. On March 31, 1967, in the South Vietnamese province of Tay Ninh, Charles was killed while saving the life of a medic. He is buried in the Sunset Memory Gardens in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry