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Henry "Jimmy" Fulcher, Jr.
First Name:
Henry Jimmy
Middle Name:
Emmett
Last Name:
Fulcher, Jr.
Date of Birth:
7/3/1922
Birthplace:
Cartersville, VA or GA
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was seriously wounded by German tank crew. He had a stomach wound and a shattered leg but was expected to be moved to England. He had dictated to a Red Cross worker 3 letters to his family. He died in France on 9-21 from the wounds he received on 9-13. There was a memorial service of him at the Davidson Presbyterian Church on 11-19-1944.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Personal Details
Education Details:
Davidson College, Class of 1943 midterm, local public schools (moved to Davidson in 1925)
Biographical Notes:
Algernon Sidney Sullivan Medallion award by faculty at Davidson, YMCA Cabinet, Freshman Adviser to the Freshman Class at Davidson, Omicron Delta Kappa, assisted the Unity Church in Davidson where his father was an elder, Sigma Phi Epsilon, President of the Presbyterian Student Association, President and Vice President of the Literary Society, Assistant in the Physical Education Dept. Managing Editor of the Davidsonian, Honorary Fraternity Council member, Who's Who in American Colleges, Junior Marshall, Masonic Order apprentice.
Family Details:
Prof. and Mrs. Henry Emmett (Stuart Snead) Fulcher - Davidson, NC Frances Fulcher, Jean Fulcher, Martha Fulcher
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army
Military Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Military Unit:
318th Infantry
KIA Date:
9/21/1944
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Andilly, France
Military Details:
Camp Croft, SC, Camp Van Dorn, MS, Ft. Benning, GA, Ft. Bragg, NC, Ft. Meade, MD, England, France
Awards:
Received commission of 2nd Lieutenant - 6/1/1943
Source:
Newsprint, Davidson College Bulletin and family information