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HAWLEY, Warren Lee - Date of
birth
6 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia -
Hometown
Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33851681 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Windmühle 1
Baesweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 11 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herbert H. Hawley (father)
C. Catherine Hawley (mother)
Wesley J. Hawley (brother)
Milton J. Hawley (brother)
Barbara L. Hawley (sister)
Thelma Hawley (sister)
More information
Pfc Warren Hawley was a jockey.He enlisted on 7 September 1943 at Richmond, Virginia.
He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 12 October 1944 and was promoted to Private First Class on 3 November 1944.
The aim was to break through the German defenses at the windmill on the outskirts west of Siersdorf. Due to firefights and mortar shells coming from the direction of the windmill, I Company got stuck in the field and dozens of GI's of this company were killed between 12:00 and 15:00. At 15:00 I Company was relieved by L Company and the decimated I Company was able to withdraw towards Baesweiler.
Pfc Hawley is one of the casualties.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Wayne Hawley (nephew) - courtesy of Debbie Holloman