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HUTCHERSON, Bernard Owen - Date of
birth
31 January 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Waco, McClennan County, Texas -
Hometown
Waco, McClennan County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38682083 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter B. Hutcherson (father)
Genevieve L. (Harman) Hutcherson (mother)
Walter H. Hutcherson (brother)
Mary E. (Branch) Hutcherson (wife)
More information
Cpl Bernard O. Hutcherson was a chauffeur with the Watson-Ross-Johnson Transport Co. before he enlisted at Camp Wolters , Texas on 14 March 1944.He was reported seriously wounded in action and evacuated to a hospital on 26 December 1944. At that moment his unit was engaged in the fighting south of Kehmen, Luxembourg.
One of Cpl Hutcherson’s squad members was wounded and was helped by an aid man. The aid man called for assistance to evacuate the wounded man.
Cpl Hutcherson went over to help. During the evacuation he was fatally wounded himself.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten