World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Hamp Lafayette Witt
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Phoenix, Arizona
Honored By
Billie J. Walker
Relationship
Sister
ENLISTED 20 FEBRUARY 1943. SERVED IN THE 121ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND WAS SHIPPED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS APRIL, 1944. HE WAS KILLED DURING THE BATTLE OF DINARD AUGUST 11, 1944. BURIED AT BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY ST. JAMES, FRANCE. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE BELGIAN AND FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE.