Herbert F. BATCHELLER
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-019939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 34 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 22 July 1909 à Hillyard, Spokane County WASHINGTON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ETAT | MINNESOTA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY |
Married : Sylvia Gardner Parents : Herbert Milo & Mabel Pauline Peterson BATCHELLER Soeur : Grace Luella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Lieutenant Colonel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Paratroopers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 1 July 1931 United Stated Military Academy from Montana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | 1st Battalion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 82nd Airborne Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 7 June 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Ste Mére Eglise | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508
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CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DECORATION |
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STORY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On March 16, 1942, Batcheller was ordered to parachute school at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Though suffering from a broken coccyx after a motorcycle accident, Batcheller wanted to qualify as a paratrooper and wore sponge rubber padding during training to keep his injury a secret. He successfully finished training without the doctors finding out about the accident. He qualified as a paratrooper on May 2, 1942. In December 1942, Batcheller became executive officer of the 505thParachute Infantry Regiment (The Black Panther Regiment) and later lieutenant colonel. Batcheller made his first combat jump on July 9, 1943 in Sicily. Batcheller eventually became acting commanding officer of the 505th, a position he held for the duration of the Italian campaign. He became 1st Battalion commander of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82ndAirborne Division for the Normandy jump. The battalion jumped near Sainte-Mère-Église on D-Day, June 6, 1944. During the second part of the day, Batcheller was critically injured and died on June 7 at age 34. He was only one of two commanding officers of the battalion to be killed in Normandy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Herbert F during his period in the 505th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first night combat jump in July 1943 that Lt. Col. Herbert F. Batcheller participated in during the Invasion of Sicily. | Men of the 82nd Airborne in Sainte-Mère-église after its liberation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION - ALL AMERICAN
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Abmc.nomadmobileguides.com - 508pir.org - |
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PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |