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HAWLEY, Palmer F - Date of
birth
9 November 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Dodge County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37468411 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Schlangen-Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 21 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles H. Hawley (father)
Clara M. (Palmer) Hawley (mother)
Jack Hawley (brother)
Hiram Hawley (brother)
More information
Sgt Hawley was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his actions on the day of his death. The citation reads: On 2 April 1945 in Germany, while leading a patrol against a farmhouse that contained some enemy troops, Sgt Hawley with complete disregard for his personal safety, stood in the open and attempted to negotiate their surrender. While thus exposed the enemy troops began to deploy and Sergeant Hawley unhesitatingly gave the order for his patrol to open fire. Throughout this action, he displayed outstanding initiative and coolness under fire until the enemy had been overcome. During this heroic act Sgt Hawley was killed by enemy artillery.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Gary Bettcher, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Gary Bettcher