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Personal info

Full name
HAZELWOOD, Willie James
Date of birth
25 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Halifax County, Virginia
Hometown
Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
6887315
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
Elsdorf area, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 16 39

Immediate family

Members
Robert S. Hazelwood (father)
Martha I. Hazelwood (mother)
Annie M. Hazelwood (sister)
Elma S. Hazelwood (sister)
Louise T. Hazelwood (sister)
Elmer Hazelwood (brother)
Louise (Trammell) Hazelwood (wife)
Rachael A. Hazelwood (daughter)

More information

Pvt Willie J. Hazelwood enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 15 August 1944 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Bee

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Bee