John Oliver HAGGARD

 

HAGGARD_John_O

Source : Will Kuner (Ellen Marchese)

NUMBER OF SERVICE20416265
AGE22 yo
DATE OF BIRTH17 November 1921 Manchester, Coffee County, TENNESSEE 
ENLISTMENT STATEALABAMA
FAMILY

Parents : Jesse Edward & Justice Cecil Bennett HAGGARD

Siblings : Rubye, Jesse V, Daniel Forrest, Robert L. "Bob" & Ralph F.

RANK
Private  
FONCTIONParatroopers
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT al
DATE of ENLISTEMENT24 November 1940 à Greensboro, ALABAMA 
COMPANYCompany D
BATTALION 
REGIMENT  505th Parachute Infantry Regiment 
DIVISION  82nd Airborne Division 
DATE OF DEATH25 June 1944

HAGGARD_John_O

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STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATH 
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508

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Story of Cemetery Temporary  

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
D2211
DECORATION & BREVET

Bronze Star

Purple Heart

European African Middle Eastern Campaing Medal

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge

 Parachutist license

 

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Photo FDLM

EAMECampaign

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

combat infantryman badge

 

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STORY

Remembering and Honoring this Soldier of World War II and his supreme sacrifice for his country
PRIVATE  John Oliver HAGGARD of Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama.
He was born in 1921 in Manchester, Tennessee and fell in battle on 25 June 1944 in Normandy, France.
He is the son on Jesse & Justice Bennett Haggard. He entered the service on 24 November 1940 at Greensboro, Alabama.
Private Haggard is a member of Company D, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.
Transcribed from a newspaper article:
“The following letter was received by the Jesse E Haggard family, from JA. Ulio, Adjutant General:
I have the honor to inform you that, by direction of the President, the Bronze Star Medal has been posthumously awarded to your son, Pvt John O. Haggord, Parachute Infantry.

The citation is as follows : 

BRONZE STAR MEDAL


"For heroic conduct in action of 6 June, 1944, near ... ., France.
Given a patrol mission of extreme urgency to contact the Commanding General of Seaborne Forces with vital information, Pvt. Haggard cheerfully accepted this dangerous mission despite extreme fatigue. Displaying superior scouting ability and aggressive initiative, Pvt. Haggard, with his companions, traversed more than three miles of enemy-held territory to accomplish the mission.
After participating with the Seaborne Forces, in repelling of a strong enemy penetration, he retraced the route to his own forces, completely disregarding his own safety, in the face of enemy fire.
Pvt. Haggard's conduct was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Airborne Forces."
The decoration will be forwarded to the Commanding General, Fourth Service Command, Atlanta, Ga., who will select an officer to make the presentation. The officer selected will communicate with you concerning your wishes in the mat-ter.”
This honored Soldier is at rest today in the hallowed grounds of the Normandy American Cemetery Plot D Row 22 Grave 11, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
“A man is not dead until he is forgotten”

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HAGGARD_John_O

Source : Will Kuner

 

HAGGARD_John_O

Source : Will Kuner

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82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION - ALL AMERICAN

 

Activated/Activé

 Normandy/Normandie

25 Mar 1942  Days of Combat/Jour de Combat  422
   Casualties/Victimes  9 073

Entered Combat/Entré au combat

 
9 Jul 1943 at Sicily  

Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux

Maj. Gen. Omar Bradley (Mar 42 - Jun 42)
Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway (Jun 42 - Aug 44)
Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin (Aug 44 - Mar 48)

Campaigns/Campagnes

Sicily (9 Jul - 17 Aug 43)
Naples-Foggia (9 Sep 43 - 21 Jan 44)
Rome-Arno (22 Jan 44 - 9 Sep 44)

Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)

Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45)
Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)

   

CARTE DE CAMPAGNE DU THÉÂTRE MÉDITERRANÉEN

CAMPAIGN MAP OF THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATER

mediterranean theater campaigns

PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP

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DIVISION CHRONICLE


The 82d Airborne Division landed at Casablanca, 10 May 1943, and trained. Elements first saw combat in Sicily, when the 505th RCT and part of the 504th dropped behind enemy lines, 9-10 July 1943, at Gela. The remainder of the 504th RCT dropped, 11-12 July 1943, also near Gela, after running friendly naval and ground force fire. Scattered elements formed and fought as ground troops. The elements were flown back to Tunisia for reequipment and returned to Sicily to take off for drop landings on the Salerno beachhead. The 504th Parachute Infantry dropped, 13 September 1943, and the 505th the following night; the 325th landed by boat. These elements bolstered Salerno defenses and fought their way into Naples, 1 October 1943. After a period of occupation duty (and combat for some elements in the Volturno Valley and Anzio beachhead), the Division moved to Ireland, November 1943, and later to England, February 1944, for additional training. Moving in by glider and parachute, troops of the 82d dropped behind enemy lines in Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944, before ground troops hit the beaches. Cutting off enemy reinforcements, the Division fought its way from Carentan to St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte, fighting 33 days without relief. Relieved on 8 July, it returned to England for refitting. On 17 September, it was dropped at Nijmegen, 50 miles behind enemy lines, and captured the Nijmegen bridge, 20 September, permitting relief of British paratroops by the British 2d Army. After heavy fighting in Holland, the Division was relieved 11 November and rested in France. It was returned to combat, 18 December 1944, to stem the von Rundstedt offensive, blunting the northern salient of the Bulge. It punched through the Siegfried Line in early February 1945, and crossed the Roer, 17 February. Training with new equipment in March, the Division returned to combat, 4 April, patrolling along the Rhine, securing the Koln area, later moving across the Elbe, 30 April, into the Mecklenburg Plain, where, 2 May 1945, the German 21st Army surrendered.

CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION


La 82ème division aéroportée a atterri à Casablanca le 10 mai 1943 et s'est entraînée. Les éléments ont d'abord été combattus en Sicile, lorsque le 505ème RCT et une partie du 504ème ont été largués derrière les lignes ennemies, du 9 au 10 juillet 1943, à Gela. Le reste de la 504ème RCT est tombé, du 11 au 12 juillet 1943, également près de Gela, après des tirs amicaux contre des forces navales et terrestres. Des éléments épars se sont formés et se sont battus en tant que troupes au sol. Les éléments ont été rapatriés en Tunisie pour le rééquipement et sont retournés en Sicile pour décoller pour atterrir sur la tête de pont de Salerne. Le 504th Infantry Parachute Infantry est tombé le 13 septembre 1943 et le 505ème le lendemain soir; la 325ème atterrit en bateau. Ces éléments ont renforcé les défenses de Salerno et se sont introduits à Naples, le 1er octobre 1943. Après une période d'occupation (et de combat pour certains éléments dans la vallée de Volturno et la tête de pont d'Anzio), la division s'est installée en Irlande en novembre 1943 , Février 1944, pour une formation supplémentaire. Se déplaçant en planeur et en parachute, les troupes du 82d tombèrent derrière les lignes ennemies en Normandie le 6 juin 1944, avant que les troupes terrestres ne frappent les plages. En coupant les renforts ennemis, la Division se fraya un chemin de Carentan à Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, combattant 33 jours sans soulagement. Soulagé le 8 juillet, il est retourné en Angleterre pour y être réaménagé. Le 17 septembre, il a été largué à Nimègue, à 50 milles derrière les lignes ennemies, et a capturé le pont de Nimègue, le 20 septembre, permettant ainsi à la 2 e armée britannique de soulager les parachutistes britanniques. Après de violents combats en Hollande, la division est soulagée le 11 novembre et se repose en France. Il fut remis au combat le 18 décembre 1944 pour endiguer l’offensive de von Rundstedt, assourdissant le saillant septentrional des Ardennes. Il a percuté la ligne Siegfried au début de février 1945 et a traversé la Roer le 17 février. S'entraînant avec de nouveaux équipements en mars, la Division est revenue au combat le 4 avril, patrouillant le long du Rhin, sécurisant la région de Koln, traversant ensuite l'Elbe le 30 avril dans la plaine de Mecklenburg où, le 2 mai 1945 s'est rendu.

 

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Brother of John O

 

Jesse V. HAGGARD

  

NUMBER OF SERVICE 

HAGGARD_John_O

Source : Arthur Fortenberry   

DATE OF BIRTH12 June 1928
ENLISTMENT STATEALABAMA
FAMILY

Parents : Jesse Edward & Justice Cecil Bennett HAGGARD

Siblings : Rubye, Daniel Forrest, John O, Robert L. "Bob" & Ralph F

RANK
Staff Sergeant sergeant armee de terre
UNIT

US Army

Korea war 

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Brother of John O

 

Ralph F. HAGGARD

  

NUMBER OF SERVICE 

HAGGARD_John_O

Source : along_the_road    

DATE OF BIRTH21 September 1939
ENLISTMENT STATEALABAMA 
FAMILY

Parents : Jesse Edward & Justice Cecil Bennett HAGGARD

Siblings : Rubye, Jesse V, Daniel Forrest, John O & Robert L. "Bob" 

RANK
   
UNIT

US Navy

Vietnam war 

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