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Personal info

Full name
HAWKINS, William Roland
Date of birth
18 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-557294
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
452nd Bombardment Squadron,
322nd Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Wavre, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 4 1

Immediate family

Members
John T. Hawkins (father)
Madeline B. Hawkins (mother)
John T. Hawkins (brother)
Ruth (Ryan) Hawkins (wife)

More information

William R. Hawkins graduated from Central High School in 1943 where he was president of his class. He attended Wittenburg College.

He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 29 October 1942 and received his pilot wings on 12 March 1944.

He was married to Ruth Ryan in March 1944.

At the time of his death, his brother John was a lieutenant with the military intelligence in Europe.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records, http://www.armyairforces.com, www.newspapers.com - The Times Tribune 20 March 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michel Beckers, www.newspapers.com - The Times Tribune 24 January 1945 / 12 December 1944