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HUTCHINS, Walter Edwin - Date of
birth
27 April 1913 -
Age
31 -
Place of birth
Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine -
Hometown
Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31462035 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Landroff, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 29 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter I. Hutchins (father)
Margeret E. Hutchins (mother)
Gordon E. Hutchins (brother)
Elwin W. Hutchins (brother)
Eldridge L. Hutchins (brother)
Dorothy E. (Wardwell) Hutchins (wife)
Robert D. Hutchins (son)
Janice M. Hutchins (daughter)
More information
Pvt Walter E. Hutchins graduated from Clark High School and was a teacher before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 6 April 1944. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Hickey Family Tree / U.S. Draft Cards Young Man, www.newspapers.com - The Bangor Daily News - 23 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Emmanuel Vincent, www.newspapers.com - The Bangor Daily News - 23 February 1945