A Salute To Our Service, Fire
&
Police Personnel - December 2019
HARVEY FLEMING COPAL
Corporal, U.S. Army
World War II
Harvey Fleming
Copal , was born on 25 June 1918 in Charlotte County,
Virginia, the
son of David Ramsey and Mollie Bet Wilson Copal. He was raised and
schooled in
Charlotte County, where he learned and lived the ethics necessary for
life on
the farm.
On 16 October of
1940 Harvey
found himself in Charlotte Court House where he registered for the
draft, in
case of war. Seven months later Harvey
enlisted in the Army at Richmond, Virginia on 27 May 1941and was
assigned
serial number 33043383 as a Private First Class. During
the course of the next two years,
Harvey's two brothers, Raymond and David followed him into the service
of their
country. All three brothers survived the
war and returned to Virginia.
Harvey never
married and
farmed the land for almost 40 years until his death on 7 March 1983 in
Keysville. He is buried in the Saxe
Cemetery, Charlotte County, Virginia along with several other family
members.
Thank you for your service.