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HACKNEY, Ernest Gordon - Date of
birth
21 May 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Moose Jaw, Sasketchewan, Canada -
Hometown
Harford County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33903699 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
Just north of Wiesenbach Road
Southeast of St. Vith, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bernardine A. Hackney (wife)
More information
Pvt Ernest G. Hackney enlisted on 19 January 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www;ancestry.com