FULL NAME:

Monroe H. Hatfield

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

18020403

  • DATE OF BIRTH: March 5, 1917
  • DATE OF DEATH: June 18, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

San Antonio, Los Angeles, California

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    September 4, 1940
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    38th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company L, 3rd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Staff Sergeant (S/Sgt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Squad Leader
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    June 18, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    France
  • NOTES:
    Medical Diagnosis - First Location: Spinal cord, generally; Causative Agent: Bullet, Missile Not Stated Medical Treatment - Craniotomy (creation of opening in the skull) or craniectomy
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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