Fieldon  B.  HUIE Jr

 

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NUMBER OF SERVICE0-338024
AGE31 yo
DATE OF BIRTH8 July 1913 ARKANSAS
ETATFormosa ARKANSAS
FAMILY

Fieldon Bealer HUIE

Lona Elizabeth HUIE 

Maried to Ruth JUMPER 7 August 1943

RANKFirst  Lieutenant 
FONCTION 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT AR
DATE of ENLISTEMENTSeptember 1942
COMPANYCompany HeadQuarters
BATTALION2nd Battalion
REGIMENT  22nd Infantry Regiment
DIVISION  4th Infantry Division 
DATE OF DEATH23 June 1944huie fieldon b tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHDigosville
CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
B2030
DECORATION

Purple Heart

 

Photo FDLM

 

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STORY
Fieldon enlisted in September 1942.
His training took place at Wolters camp in Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia, and Camp Gruber in Oklahoma.
He was first assigned to the 4th Infantry Division.
In May 1944 he was posted to the 4th Infantry Division HQ Company, Company B.
On June 6, 1944 Fieldon led his men in the first waves of assault at Utah Beach, among the rest of the 4th Infantry Division.
The port of Cherbourg was one of the objectives of the division.
Fieldon fought with his regiment at Azeville, Fontenay, and Quineville.
At first, he was reported missing on June 14, 1944, while his unit was fighting at Quineville.
The 22nd Infantry Regiment reached Digosville on June 23, 1944; the Germans had fortified the southern flank in this area.
On June 22, 1944 the regiment received the order to attack to the west, Fieldon was killed in action that day.

Notification of Family

In one of her last letters to her husband, Ruth wrote: “Honey, just come back, that’s all I’m asking. Anything else I can take as a soldier’s wife should. I’m depending on you so don’t fail me. I love you so that these next few months will just be wasted months because you are not around. The one    consolation is they can be made up. All my love, Ruth.”

Her words alone make the letter heartbreaking. But this letter was written on July 17, 1944, almost one month after Fieldon’s death in action on June 23, 1944.

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Even a year after his passing, his family still did not know the specifics of his death. On July 9, 1945, Ruth Huie wrote to the War Department as she was, “very anxious to know some of the details of his death, that is, where and when he was killed, and where is he now buried. If it is possible, I would appreciate a copy of his file, that portion [sic] which might give me more information to the event leading to the final action.”
Subsequent letters from the War Department failed to tell his loved ones any detailed information about how Ruth’s husband had died. Major General Edward F. WITSELL wrote, “I can well understand your anxiety for news regarding your husband’s death and regret that no further report has been received regarding him since the initial message, which stated only that Lieutenant HUIE was killed in action on 23 June 1944 in France. I sincerely regret that the details you so much desire, were not received by the War Department.”

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Elmwood Cemetery
Morrilton, Conway County, ARKANSAS

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4th INFANTRY DIVISION - IVY

 

Activated/Activé

 Normandy/Normandie

1 Jun 1940  Days of Combat/Jour de Combat  299
   Casualties/Victimes 22 660

Entered Combat/Entré au combat

 
6 Jun 44 D-Day  

Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux

Maj. Gen. Walter E. Prosser (Jun 40 - Oct 40)
Maj. Gen. Lloyd R. Fredendall (Oct 40 - Jul 41)
Maj. Gen. Oscar W. Griswold (Aug 41 - Sep 41)
Maj. Gen. Harold R. Bull (Oct 41 - Nov 41)
Maj. Gen. Terry de la Mesa Allen (Dec 41 - Dec 41)
Maj. Gen. Fred C. Wallace (Jan 42 - Jun 42)
Maj. Gen. Raymond 0. Barton (Jul 42 - Dec 44)
Maj. Gen. Harold W. Blakeley (Dec 44 - Oct 45)

Campaigns/Campagnes

Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)
Northern France (25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44)
Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45)
Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)

   

PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP

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DIVISION CHRONICLE


The 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Division was one of the first Allied units to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944. Relieving the isolated 82nd Airborne Division at Ste. Mere Eglise, the 4th cleared the Cotentin peninsula and took part in the capture of Cherbourg, 25 June. After taking part in the fighting near Periers, 6-12 July,, the Division broke through the left flank of the German Seventh Army, helped stem the German drive toward Avranches, and by the end of August had moved to Paris, assisting the French in the liberation of their capital. The 4th then moved into Belgium through Houffalize to attack the Siegfried Line at Schnee Eifel, 14 September, and made several penetrations. Slow progress into Germany continued in October, and by 6 November the Division reached the Hurtgen Forest, where a severe engagement took place until early December. It then shifted to Luxembourg, only to meet the German winter offensive head-on, 16 December 1944. Although its lines were dented, it managed to hold the Germans at Dickweiler and Osweiler, and, counterattacking in January across the Sauer, overran German positions in Fouhren and Vianden. Halted at the Prum in February by heavy enemy resistance, the Division finally crossed 28 February near Olzheim, and raced on across the Kyll, 7 March. After a short rest, the 4th moved across the Rhine 29 March at Worms, attacked and secured Wurzburg and by 3 April had established a bridgehead across the Main at Ochsenfurt. Speeding southeast across Bavaria, the Division had reached Miesbach on the Isar, 2 May 1945, when it was relieved and placed on occupation duty.

CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION


Le 8e régiment d'infanterie de la 4e division fut l'une des premières unités alliées à débarquer sur les plages de Normandie le 6 juin 1944, jour du débarquement. Soulager la 82nd Airborne Division isolée de Ste. Mère Eglise, le 4e défricha la presqu'île du Cotentin et participa à la prise de Cherbourg le 25 juin. Après avoir pris part aux combats près de Periers, du 6 au 12 juillet, la Division a franchi le flanc gauche de la Septième armée allemande, aidé à endiguer la route allemande vers Avranches et, à la fin du mois d'août, s'est installée à Paris, aidant les Français. dans la libération de leur capitale. Le 4e s'est ensuite déplacé en Belgique par Houffalize pour attaquer la ligne Siegfried à Schnee Eifel, le 14 septembre, et a fait plusieurs pénétrations. Les progrès lents en Allemagne se sont poursuivis en octobre et, le 6 novembre, la division a atteint la forêt de Hurtgen, où un engagement sévère a eu lieu jusqu'au début du mois de décembre. Il s'est ensuite déplacé vers le Luxembourg, seulement pour affronter l'offensive allemande d'hiver, le 16 décembre 1944. Bien que ses lignes aient été bosselées, il a réussi à tenir les Allemands à Dickweiler et Osweiler et, contre-attaquant en janvier à travers la Sauer à Fouhren et Vianden. Arrêtée au Prum en février par une forte résistance ennemie, la Division a finalement franchi le 28 février près d'Olzheim et a couru à travers le Kyll, le 7 mars. Après un court repos, le 4 mars traversa le Rhin à Worms, attaqua et sécurisa Wurzburg le 29 mars et, le 3 avril, il établit une tête de pont sur le Main à Ochsenfurt. Accélérant le sud-est à travers la Bavière, la division avait atteint Miesbach sur l'Isar, le 2 mai 1945, quand elle fut relevée et placée en devoir d'occupation.
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