Milestone birthday: George Summers

Contributed Photo / George Summers, a native of Whitwell, Tennessee, who has lived in Rossville, Georgia, since 1947, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Nov. 16. Summers served in the 852nd Engineer Aviation Battalion during World War II, from 1942 to 1945, seeing action in Normandy, France, and Rhineland in Central Europe. He retired from U.S. Pipe and Foundry after 40 years of service as a welder and pipefitter. He and his wife, Ellen, have been married 73 years. They have two daughters, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Contributed Photo / George Summers, a native of Whitwell, Tennessee, who has lived in Rossville, Georgia, since 1947, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Nov. 16. Summers served in the 852nd Engineer Aviation Battalion during World War II, from 1942 to 1945, seeing action in Normandy, France, and Rhineland in Central Europe. He retired from U.S. Pipe and Foundry after 40 years of service as a welder and pipefitter. He and his wife, Ellen, have been married 73 years. They have two daughters, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.

George Summers, a native of Whitwell, Tennessee, who has lived in Rossville, Georgia, since 1947, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Nov. 16.

Summers served in the 852nd Engineer Aviation Battalion during World War II, from 1942 to 1945, seeing action in Normandy, France, and Rhineland in Central Europe. He retired from U.S. Pipe and Foundry after 40 years of service as a welder and pipefitter.

He and his wife, Ellen, have been married 73 years. They have two daughters, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.

- Compiled by Lisa Denton

photo Contributed Photo / George Summers, a native of Whitwell, Tennessee, who has lived in Rossville, Georgia, since 1947, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Nov. 16. Summers served in the 852nd Engineer Aviation Battalion during World War II, from 1942 to 1945, seeing action in Normandy, France, and Rhineland in Central Europe. He retired from U.S. Pipe and Foundry after 40 years of service as a welder and pipefitter. He and his wife, Ellen, have been married 73 years. They have two daughters, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.

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