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HAWKINS, Ben Brown - Date of
birth
8 December 1910 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Madison County, Virginia -
Hometown
Madison County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33154708 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Grosshau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert E. Hawkins (father)
Lizzie E. (Dawson) Hawkins (mother)
Ernest P. Hawkins (brother)
Virginia Hawkins (sister)
Frances S. Hawkins (sister)
Ruben S. Hawkins (brother)
Harry D. Hawkins (brother)
Dolly M. Hawkins (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Ben B. Hawkins worked as a clerk before he enlisted at Camp Lee, Virginia on 7 March 1942.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Virginia Birth Records / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Brian Aylor