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John Arthur HAWKINS
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Source : Jeff Hall
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 8263409 | ||||||
| AGE | 19 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1925 | ||||||
| ETAT | NEW JERSEY | ||||||
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| RANK | Signalman Third Class | ||||||
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| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | New Jersey Bottling Company |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | August 1942 | ||||||
| BOAT | USS LCI-416 | ||||||
| GROUP | United States Naval Reserve | ||||||
| ARMY | US Navy | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 7 June 1944 |
Source : Frogman | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Injured at Omaha Beach | ||||||
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St Laurent sur Mer N°3582
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Signalman Troisième Classe John Arthur HAWKINS was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hawkins, of 1606 Broadway, in Camden NJ. His father was a veteran of World War I. He had worked for the New Jersey Bottling Company and lived in the Canterbury Apartments in Camden prior to going into the Navy, in August of 1942. He was a crew member of a landing craft, LCI-416. Mortally wounded on D-Day, he died as a result of his injuries on June 7, 1944 at the age of 19. His ship did not survive him long. LCI-416 was sunk by a German mine on June 9th. John Arthur Hawkins was survived by his parents, and a sister, Mae Jagdman. His death was reported in the August 3, 1944 edition of the Camden Courier-Post, and again on October 17, 1944. | |||||||
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USS LCI-416 Source : omahabeach.vierville.free.fr | |||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - findagrave.com - JF PELLOUAIS - Dvrbs.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |
Merci d'avoir partagé cette histoire troublante de votre grand-mère sur l'apparition d'Arthur à Camden le Jour-J.
Dès que je pourrais, j'irai me recueillir sur sa tombe.