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Last Rank
Private
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Last Service Branch
Field Artillery
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Last Primary MOS
845-Gun Crewman Heavy Artillery
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Last MOS Group
Field Artillery
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Service Years
1942 - 1945
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Personal Details
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Home State
West Virginia | |
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Year of Birth
1909 |
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Additional Information
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Date of Passing
Jul 18, 1952 |
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Last Known Activity:
PRIVATE DELMER HINKLE A TRUCK DRIVER FROM DAVIS, TUCKER COUNTY, WV WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY ON 7 JULY 1942. ARRIVING IN NORTH AFRICA ON 21 FEBRUARY 1943 HE SERVED WITH BATTERY "B" OF THE 7TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION THROUGH THE TUNISIA AND SICILY CAMPAIGNS. ON 6 JUNE 1944 HE TOOK PART IN THE AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS ON OMAHA BEACH. TWO DAYS LATER ON 8 JUNE 1944 PVT HINKLE WAS WOUNDED. HE CONTINUED TO SERVE WITH HIS UNIT IN THE CAMPAIGNS OF NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND BEFORE RETURNING TO THE U.S. ON 4 JANUARY 1945. AFTER BEING DISCHARGED FROM FROM THE ARMY ON 14 APRIL 1945 HE RETURNED HOME TO DAVIS AND WORKED AS A COAL MINER UNTIL HIS DEATH ON 18 JULY 1952 HE IS BURIED IN THE CITY OF DAVIS CEMETERY, TUCKER COUNTY, WV.
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