Charles Wallace Saylor was born in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee on 20 July 1917. He attended Barnes High School and was a member of the Bethel Baptist Chrurch. Charles worked as a self-employed painter before enlisting in the United States Army at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 20 January 1942 and completing Basic “Boot Camp” Training at Fort Gordon, Georgia. He was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division.
Charles landed on Utah Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944 and was Killed in Action two days later at Azeville, near Émondeville, Manche, Normandy, France. He was 26 years old and participated in the Normandy Unit Campaign. Charles was awarded the Purple Heart.
Charles was the son of Charles Daniel “Charley” Saylor and Nora Cletia Pugh. Nora’s brother: David Edwin Claude Pugh died in service with the United States Navy during World War I.
Burial: Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Section I, Lot 255, Space 5
Submitted by Allen D. Jackson, USAF (Ret)
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 20 July 1917
- Date of death: 8 June 1944
- County: Washington
- Hometown: Johnson City
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Battles: Normandy Campaign
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XIX, Top Panel
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