Fieldon Napier

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 11/27/1944

Fieldon Napier was born in Clay County, Kentucky on December 25, 1917.
(His induction record lists his birth as 1912 in Kentucky.)

He was drafted into the Army on September 19, 1943 at Cincinnati Ohio.
His home of residence was listed as Laurel Creek, Clay County, Kentucky and his civilian
occupation was listed as Skilled Occupations In The Manufacture Of Miscellaneous Products.
He had completed two years of High School and was single with no dependents. His religion
was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned as a Private to Company C from the 4th Infantry Division
replacement pool on June 13, 1944.

He was promoted to Private First Class on July 4, 1944.

He was promoted to Staff Sergeant on August 9, 1944.

Staff Sergeant Napier was killed in action in Germany during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
on November 27, 1944.

Fieldon Napier was awarded the Silver Star Medal for valor in 4th Infantry Division General Orders No. 13 (1945.)

Decorations of Fieldon Napier

Fieldon Napier was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Margraten Cemetery, Aachen, Holland and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Kentucky.

Burial:
Cradlebow Cemetery
Clay County
Kentucky

Grave marker for Fieldon Napier

Photo by Scott Hensley from the Find A Grave website

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