Database 83rd Infantry Division

Axel Hustel (39620290)

Name Hustel, Axel
Rank Private
Army Serial # 39620290
State Montana
Date of death 1944-07-20
Plot, Row, Grave F, 22, 39
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France , Google Maps
Role MOS 504 Ammo Bearer
Unit A Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
The 331st Casualty Report (page 4, #145) for 1944 lists Pvt. Hustel as member of A Co.

The morning report confirms this. Private Hustel was a member of A Company. The morning report for July 18, 1944 on page 33 and 34 list him joining the unit from the 41st Replacement Battalion on July 17, 1944. Page 52, 53 and 54, for July 25, 1944 lists him as missing in action on July 20, 1944. The relevant pages can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-07-18 PVT Assigned and joined from 41st Replacement Battalion as of July 17, 1944 504 A / 331 view page
1944-07-25 PVT Missing in action as of July 20, 1944 745 A / 331 view page
1944-12-20 PVT Killed in action on July 20, 1944 745 A / 331 view page