Silent Heroes Project

Basic Soldier Information:

Full Name: Charles Alfred Rippon

Rank: EMC2 (Electrician's Mate, Second Class)

Unit: 

Serial Number: 608 91 68

Place of Birth: Thorne, England

Residing US State: Pennsylvania

August 26th, 1908 - June 6th, 1944

Burial Site: While Rippon's remains were not recovered, he has a headstone located at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Rippon also has a grave site at Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery in Johnsonburg, PA.

Project Mission: The purpose of this project is to commemorate and immortalize the life of one of the fallen from one of the bloodiest, yet most essential battles in the history of the world. Charles Rippon, like so many others that day, paid the ultimate sacrifice so that freedom may be preserved. Rippon is so much more than just a name on a headstone, and by dedicating a few pages to him here we hope to honor his life and legacy.