Hull, Otis Eugene "Gene"

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Date of death:: January 30th, 2000 (Flower Mound/Texas, United States)
Nationality:: American

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Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private
Unit:: Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

For wounds received in action on 3 July 1944 in the battle for Hill 131 near La Haye-du-Puits in Normandy, France.

Combat Infantryman Badge

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

US Army Parachute Badge

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class

With a Star (Normandy jump).

Sources

- NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012.
- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org

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