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Personal info

Full name
HATFIELD, J W
Date of birth
28 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Buford, Baxter County, Arkansas
Hometown
Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona

Military service

Service number
39579027
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 4 33

Immediate family

Members
John H. Hatfield (father)
Izora Hatfield (mother)
Clyde Hatfield (brother)

More information

Pvt J.W. Hatfield enlisted at Fort McArthur, San Pedro, California on 18 March 1944.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet