Edward Fenner Capps

Private Edward Fenner Capps was killed in action on July 11, 1944 in Normandy, France during World War II.  He was 21 years old.

Edward Fenner Capps was born in Vance County on February 14, 1923, the son of Lonnie Capps and Mamie Jarrell Capps.

Pvt Capps entered the U.S. Army in 1939.  He was assigned to the 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division.  The Regiment came to be known as the “Break Through” regiment. 

The 117th was deployed to the European Theater of War on February 11, 1944.  On June 11, 1944 the Regiment crossed the English Channel, landed at Omaha Beach and went into combat south of Isigny on June 15 launching its first attack and engaging in hedgerow fighting with the Germans.

On July 7, 1944, the 30th Division crossed the Vire River out of the Cherbourg Peninsula and liberated St. Jean-de-Daye, the first major town in Normandy to be liberated by the 30th Infantry Division and continued hedgerow fighting in the direction of St. Lo, France. Pvt Capps was killed in action on July 11, 1944.

Private Edward Fenner Capps is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

Last edited: 13 May 2026