World War II Honoree

Charles Everett Fuller

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Gainesville, Georgia

Honored By

Laura Mae Fuller

Relationship

Wife

SERIAL NUMBER 34-082-127, STAFF SERGEANT IN THE 3482ND ORDNANCE MEDIUM AUTO MAINTENANCE DIVISION. HE SERVED IN THE U.S. 2 YEARS, 10 MONTHS, 9 DAYS AND IN EUROPE FOR 1 YEAR, 9 MONTHS, 2 DAYS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY APRIL 24, 1941 AT FORT MCPHERSON, GEORGIA. HE TRAINED AT QUARTERMASTER MOTOR TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL IN STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA IN 1942 AND AT ORDNANCE SCHOOL IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS IN 1943. HE WAS INITIALLY STATIONED AT FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA AND THEN SENT TO EUROPE UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. HE FOUGHT IN THE NORMANDY INVASION, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, AND THE CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN. HE RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS NEVER WOUNDED AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED DECEMBER 4, 1945 AT CAMP GORDON, GEORGIA.