Philip Benjamin HARTMAN

Spouse : Ethel L KRYSHKA

 Parents : Samuel & Pauline (Knuten) HARTMAN (From Russia)

Source : Andy

CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Ste Mère Eglise #2 N°3586

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

Private First-Class Philip Benjamin Hartman, born 6 Apr 1919, was the son of Samuel and Pauline (Knuten) Hartman of the Bronx, New York. His parents were born in Russia. He left a wife, Ethel, in New York City.

In the 1920 census 9-month-old Philip is living with his parents and brother Edward 2, at 233 96th Street in Manhattan. His father is a chauffeur.

In the 1930 census 11-year-old Philip is living with his parents and siblings Edward 12, Stella 9, and Helen 5, on Fox Street in the Bronx. His father is a chauffeur for a furniture company.

In the 1940 census 21-year-old Philip is living with his parents and widowed maternal grandmother Freda 70, with siblings Stella 19, and Helen 15, at 124 Featherbed Lane in the Bronx. His father is a taxi driver. Philip is a clerk in a grocery store. Stella is a bookkeeper for an insurance company.

On his Oct 1940 draft registration 21-year-old Philip is living at 124 Featherbed Lane and working for Margolies and Fieur at 4173 Broadway in New York City.

Philip enlisted 26 Nov 1940 in New York City. He’d had two years of high school and was single without dependents. His civil occupation was listed under salesclerks. He was assigned to the 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division.

Philip married Ethel L Kryshka 24 Jun 1941 in the Bronx.

On 22 Jul 1944 the 4th ID was west northwest of Saint Lo and southwest of Pont-Hebert between Thereval and Le Mesnil-Eury facing the elite German Panzer-Lehr Division with the US 9th ID on their right flank and the US 30 ID on their left flank.

The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for New York show Hartman, Philip B, Pfc from New York County as killed in action 22 Jul 1944 so we can assumed he was killed just northwest of Saint Lo.

 Source: Brian Kueker, Facebook contributor for American Battle Monuments Commission

Source : Mary Kaye

Source : Andy

Source : Andy - Théophile Odaert

Source : Andy

4^th 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
Source : Fanny Hubart-Salmon
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.