William Emanuel Hutchinson

Rate / Rank
CWO 3

Birthdate
February 8 1920

Date of Death
March 14 1996

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
August 16 1940 -

Conflicts & Campaigns

European Theater of Operations December 24, 1942 - July 27, 1945
French Morocco; Invasion of Sicily July 9, 1943
Normandy (Invasion-Omaha Beach June 6, 1944)
Korea

Significant Duty Stations

Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Division

Decorations & Citations

Combat Infantryman's Badge; Presidential Unit Citation (2); Korean Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal; Korean War Service Medal (RKO); Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster; (Wounded, France July 3, 1944); (Wounded, Germany August 24, 1944).
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three battle stars
American Defense Medal; Expert (rifle)

Notes

Born; Adel, Georgia. Mechanic at Will P. Lee Garage, Cairo, Georgia, before volunteering for the Army. Home of record; 200 1st St. NE, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida.