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HAWKINS, Monell Riley - Date of
birth
31 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Lamar County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38682737 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
Jülich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 20 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert Jackson Hawkins (father)
Eva Lela (Brown) Hawkins (mother)
Nell B. Hawkins (sister)
Doris B. Hawkins (sister)
A.J. Hawkins (brother)
Sadie Hawkins (sister)
Elder Hawkins (sister)
Thelma Hawkins (sister)
Treva E. Hawkins (sister)
Eva M Hawkins (sister)
Wendell W. Hawkins (broer)
Betty S. Hawkins (sister)
Linda L. Hawkins (sister)
Ollie V. (McFadden) Hawkins (wife)
More information
Pfc Monell R. Hawkins attended Blossom High School and was employed at Camp Maxey as a truck driver and worked in a war industry plant near Houston.He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 30 November 1944. He was promoted to Private First Class on 16 January 1945 and was seriously wounded in action on 23 February 1945, when he was just two days in action and died the next day.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Various family trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Paris News - 11 March 1945, Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Lamar County, Texas