Semon, Charles Henry

Rank
Class Of
1942
Branch
MIA/KIA
KIA
Conflict
Born
June 20, 1920
Died
June 6, 1944
Fraternity
Phi Delta Theta
Awards
Purple Heart
Buried
Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, California (Plot K, 51)
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Biography

He died during the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy when his unit jumped inland of the Utah Beach Sector. His regimental commander revealed that he had drowned, his body was recovered and buried in his parachute.