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Personal info

Full name
HATAWAY, Willie Boy
Date of birth
11 December 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Wyatte, Tate County, Mississippi
Hometown
Wyatte, Tate County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34926921
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Les Rouges Eaux-Col du Haut Jacques, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 7 23

Immediate family

Members
James Hataway (father)
Carrie S. Hataway (mother)
Desmond Hataway (brother)
Wilma Hataway (sister)
Lamar Hataway (brother)
Zina Hataway (sister)
Walton Hataway (brother)

More information

Pvt Willie B. Hataway was a student at the Clarke College in Newton, Mississippi before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 13 January 1944.

He was killed by an explosion.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy