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HAMILTON, Daniel Francis - Date of
birth
1 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Springville, Utah County, Utah -
Hometown
Salt Lake County, Utah
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1059134 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 January 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Francis R. Hamilton (father)
Josephine C. Hamilton (mother)
More information
2nd Lt Daniel F. Hamilton graduated from East High School and attended the University of Utah.He enlisted in Salt Lake City, Utah on 7 January 1943 and graduated from officers training school at Camp Davis, North Carolina in August 1943. He first served as an anti-aircraft artillery instructor at Fort Bliss, Texas and was transferred to the infantry in June 1944. He was sent overseas in October 1944.
He was reported wounded in action in December 1944. For this wound, he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Utah, Military Records / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News - 21 March 1945