Database 83rd Infantry Division

William C Hammonds (O-1311147)

Name Hammonds, William C
Rank Second Lieutenant
Army Serial # O-1311147
State Kentucky
Date of death 1944-08-05
Plot, Row, Grave B, 7, 14
Cemetery Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France , Google Maps
Unit F Company, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
2nd Lieutenant Hammonds was a member of F Company. The morning report for July 13, 1944 on page 34 lists him joining F Company together with several other officers on July 9, 1944. The morning report for August 13, 1944 on page 21 lists him as killed in action on August 5, 1944 together with two other officers but he is listed as a First Lieutenant. This error is corrected on page 31. All pages can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-07-13 2LT Assigned and joined from unknown unit as of July 9, 1944 F / 329 view page
1944-08-11 1LT Killed in action on August 5, 1944 1542 F / 329 view page
1944-08-19 2LT Correction on rank in entry of August 11, 1944 F / 329 view page