Kenneth I Hatcher (36839211)
| Name | Hatcher, Kenneth I |
| Rank | Private |
| Army Serial # | 36839211 |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Date of death | 1944-07-26 |
| Plot, Row, Grave | C, 16, 33 |
| Cemetery | Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France , Google Maps |
| Role | MOS 745 Rifleman |
| Unit | 2nd Platoon, A Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division |
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| According to the memoirs of Frank Monan, Co. A 331st, Private Kenneth Hatcher arrived on the battlefield on the 24th of July, 1944 as a rifleman in 2nd Platoon, A Company. Frank Monan also recollects finding him. Private Hatcher is also mentioned in a display the Normandy Cemetery Visitor Center. More information about Private Hatcher can be read in an excerpt of Frank Monan's son, Bill Monan here.
The morning report for July 22, 1944 on page 42 and 43 lists him joining the unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on July 20, 1944. Page 64, for July 31, 1944, lists him as killed in action on July 27, 1944. The pages can be seen below. |
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| 1944-07-22 | PVT | Assigned and joined from 48th Replacement Battalion as of July 20, 1944 | 745 | A / 331 | view page |
| 1944-07-31 | PVT | Killed in action on July 27, 1944 | 745 | A / 331 | view page |
| 1944-12-11 | PVT | Killed in action on July 26, 1944, which corrects MR of July 31, 1944 | 745 | A / 331 | view page |
