Milton Hatfield was born at Wolf River, Tennessee, the son of Nimrod Hatfield and Lula Harding.
Private First Class Milton Hatfield #34190671 US Army was assigned to the 417th Infantry Regiment of the 76th Infantry Division. The Division arrived in England on 20th of December 1944. Received additional training and then reboarded ships and crossed to Le Havre, France on the 12th of January 1945.
Moving through Fance and then Belgium, the 76th relieved the 87th Division in defensive position along the Sauer and Moselle Rivers in the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg on the 25th of January. The Division began sending out patrols and on the 7th of February crossed the Sauer River and asaulted and breached the Siegfried Line in a heavy assault.
He was Killed in Action February 9, 1945.
Buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg, H, 14, 75
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 16 February 1911
- Date of death: 9 February 1945
- County: Fentress
- Hometown: Jamestown
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Location In Memorial: Pillar IX, Top Panel
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