Hattrick James R.

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James R. Hattrick is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

The Battle at Gourbesville Information Board

Name:

James R. Hattrick

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

34591767

Unit:

508th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1944-06-06

State:

North Carolina

Cemetery:

Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Plot:

Section 3

Row:

Lot 83B

Grave:

Space 2

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

James R. Hattrick was born on January 24, 1921, in North Carolina. He was the son of George Oliver Hattrich and Lena May Britt Hattrich. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 25, 1942, and volunteered for parachute training. He served in the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Private during World War II.

On June 6, 1944, the Division parachuted into Normandy on D-Day. James landed near the village of Gourbesville, took up a sniper position in a woodpile, and killed multiple German soldiers before he was fatally shot in the head. He is now buried in the Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

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