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Lieut James William Hartley
28 Jan 1918 – 25 Jun 1944
| Birth | 28 Jan 1918 |
| Death | 25 Jun 1944 |
| Cemetery | Oakwood Cemetery Denison , Grayson County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Ash Montagu on 16 Aug 2017 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8622374 |
Bio
James William Hartley born in Sherman, Texas. He enlisted in the US Army on October 27, 1936 and trained at Ft Francis Warren at Cheyenne, Wyoming. He married Carol Gene Helfenstine in Ft Worth, Texas, in 1940 and had one daughter. In November 1943 he was transferred to Europe and killed during the Normandy Invasion. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Infantryman's Badge and President Unit Citation posthumously. [information provided by Find A Grave contributor, Ash Montagu ] 1st Lt in Co E, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division. The 175th Infantry Regiment would arrive on the beaches D-Day plus one . The 175th continued the fight through Isigny, St Lo and Hill 108 (Purple Heart Hill), for which the Regiment would receive the Croix de Guerre and Presidential Unit Citation. He was killed in action on the edge of the village of Montmartin-en-Graignes in Normandy.
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TEXAS 1 LIEUT INFANTRY WORLD WAR II
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- Jack Merle "Jackie" Hartley 1929–2012
- Freeman Collier "Happy" Hartley 1931–2020
- Jerry Lee Hartley 1934–2019
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