Name:
Hulon Short
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
6666302
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-06
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
E
Row:
2
Grave:
8
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Hulon Short was born on August 5, 1920, in Defries, Hart County, Kentucky. He served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 6, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. PFC Short is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.