Charles Coleman "Chuck" Fleming
and Esther Kayse
Charles
Coleman "Chuck" Fleming b 16 Jul 1920 Beefhide, Letcher Co KY d 6 Jul 1981
Lexington, Fayette Co KY; buried Camp Nelson National Cemetery;
George Washington
Fleming and Louise Montana Johnson. Charles Coleman "Chuck" Fleming KY
m. Esther Kayse b about 1920 d after 1981 Lexington, Fayette Co KY. (More about Charles Coleman "Chuck" Fleming).
Children of Charles Coleman "Chuck" Fleming and Esther Kayse;
I. Sandra Charlene Fleming b 1951; m. Guy
Damas. Children of Guy Damas and Sandra Charlene Fleming;
i. Ashley Dumas b
1984
ii. Coleman Dumas b
1988
II. Yvonne Lynn Fleming b 1953; m. Male
Treadway. Child of Male Treadway and Yvonne Lynn Fleming;
i. Trinity Treadway
b 1982.
III. Michael Steven Fleming b 1956; m.
Sharon A Unknown.
More About Charles Coleman "Chuck" Fleming
Written by Ken Burke
Charles Coleman "Chuck" Fleming was born
July 16, 1920, on Orchard Branch of Beefhide Creek In Letcher
County, Kentucky (A branch of Shelby Creek which empties into
the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River)
He was one of the ten children of George W.
Fleming and Louise Montana Johnson Fleming. He was a
descendant of Robert Fleming who came to the United States
from Ireland and a veteran of the War of 1812.
He entered the United States Army on March
22, 1942. He attended the Infantry School from December 1942
until March 1943 where his major courses were in Officers
Candidate School.
He left for over seas duty on March 1, 1945,
and returned to the United States on April 7, 1946. He was
honorably discharged on July 10, 1946. During this tour of
duty, he was awarded the Army of Occupation Medal (Japan) From
1947 - 1950.
He attended the University of Kentucky and
earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in general social science. He
also attended the Infantry School in 1947 where his major
courses were in Advance Airborne.
With the outbreak of hostilities in Korea,
First Lieutenant Fleming returned to the United States Army.
On September 25 , 1950, Charles Coleman Fleming returned to
the United States Army from the Reserves. His period of
service would last until his retirement on December 31, 1965.
In 1951 he attended Armed Forces Information
School, where he took a PIO Course. He left for Korea March
22, 1951. During this tour of duty, he was awarded the
Parachute Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, United Nations
Service Medal, Korea Service Medal, with 5 Battle Stars, Armed
Forces Reserve Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Master
Parachute Badge, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
(Vietnam).
He also received the Purple Heart for a head
wound that was caused by shrapnel from an enemy grenade at
Kwandae-Ri, Korea on May 26, 1951. He returned to the United
States on April 5, 1953.
In 1956, he took a course on Arctic
Indoctrination. In 1958 he attended The Advance Infantry
School. In 1959 he returned to overseas duty on February 18
and returned to the United States on November 30.
From 1960 to 1961, he attended San Francisco
State College in San Francisco, California while being
stationed at the Presidio. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree
in Social Science. He also attended the Army and Air Force
Exchange Service School in New York. In 1962, he took a
graduate course in Education at the University of Colorado.
Finally, on December 31, 1965, Charles Coleman Fleming retired
from the United States Army Reserves with the rank of Major.
After his retirement, Chuck and his wife Ester came back to
Kentucky and resided in Lexington where he worked in Real
Estate.
He died suddenly of what was described as a "Heart attack" on
July 6, 1981, and his body was interred in Camp Nelson
National Cemetery near Nicholasville, Kentucky on July 9,
1981. Ester continued to do volunteer work at the Veterans
Hospital in Lexington until her death.
Chuck and Ester are buried in Section H,
Grave 445 at Camp Nelson Cemetery. VFW Post 10500 of
Lexington, Kentucky was established as the Charles C. "Chuck"
Fleming Memorial Post because he was a Veteran of three wars.
World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
For those of us who knew and respected him, this is a small
honor that we can extend to his memory.
Ken Burke
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