Charles A. Fleming, CerE 33, of Nashville, on Aug. 10. A member of Tech’s Army ROTC, Fleming enlisted in the Army to serve in World War II’s European theater, where he was on the headquarters staff of the III Corps attached to General George Patton’s 3rd Army and saw action during the Battle of the Bulge. He was later involved in seizing the bridge at Remagen and his unit was one of the first Allied forces to cross the Rhine, later capturing thousands of Nazi troops and moving on to Bavaria. Fleming received the Bronze Star, served in the reserves and retired as lieutenant, remaining active in the Military Officers Association of America. In his civilian life, in addition to a career in the ceramics industry, he was a breeder of bull terriers, a member of the Nashville Kennel Club, the Bull Terrier Club of Southern States and one of the first members of the Bull Terrier Club of America. Before his death, he was the oldest living Georgia Tech alumnus.
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