William L. Hannon

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/10/1944

William Leo Hannon was born in Girardville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on April 18, 1920.

He was drafted into the Army on January 20, 1942 at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. His home
of residence was listed as Giradville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and his civilian occupation
was listed as Unskilled Transportation Occupations. He had completed two years of High School
and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Catholic.

The date of his assignment to the 22nd Infantry is unknown but he was with the Regiment
at least by December 1942 as his name is listed in a Company roster on a menu for the
Christmas Dinner of Company A 22nd Infantry at Camp Gordon, Georgia in December 1942. *

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal as a Private in Headquarters 22nd Infantry General Orders No. 5
dated June 8, 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Sergeant Hannon was killed in action in France on July 10, 1944, during the fighting in the
hedgerow countryside of Normandy.

Clipping courtesy of Theophile Odaert
(Note: the photo of William Hannon
was printed backwards in the clipping.
See the photo at the top of this page
for the correct orientation.)

Decorations of William L. Hannon

William L. Hannon was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Pennsylvania.

Burial:
Saint Joseph's Cemetery
Fountain Springs
Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 1, row 9

Pennsylvania burial information from the Find A Grave website

* Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Top photo of William Hannon courtesy of Theophile Odaert

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