WWII
Sherman Hawthorne
Rate / Rank
PFC
Birthdate
September 10 1915
Date of Death
January 1 2001
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
June 27 1941 - June 11 1946
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Western Pacific, Ryukyus (Okinawa)
- Pacific Theater of Operations February 13, 1942 - July 1, 1945
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
- Company G, 105th Infantry
- Discharged; Oliver General Hospital, Augusta, Georgia.
Decorations & Citations
- Combat Infantryman Badge
- Purple Heart with one oak leaf cluster (Wounded at Okinawa April 20, 1945) - (Wounded at Okinawa April 26, 1945)
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars; Good Conduct Medal
Notes
US Army service number 34-084-225. Born; Whigham, Georgia. SSN 252-46-9312. Burial; Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.