World War II Honoree

Kennie E. Hatfield

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Baileysville, West Virginia

Honored By

Dean D. Hatfield

Relationship

Son

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS; RECEIVED PURPLE HEART FOR BEING WOUNDED IN D-DAY INVASION. LATER ASSIGNED AS TROOP TRAIN COMMANDER FOR TROOPS RETURNING FROM PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WAS IN LEHARVE, FRANCE V-E DAY 1945; MET AND SUBSEQUENTLY MARRIED CANADIAN CITIZEN, BESSIE M. ARMSTRONG, 1ST LIEUTENANT, U.S. ARMY NURSE CORPS.