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  • William D. Hawkins
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  • William Deane Hawkins (April 18, 1914 – November 21, 1943) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military honor – the Medal of Honor – for heroic actions and sacrifice of life during the World War II Battle of Tarawa.
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  • 2
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serviceyears
  • 1942
Birth Date
  • 1914-04-19
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death place
  • KIA at Tarawa
Name
  • William Deane Hawkins
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  • Place of burial
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death date
  • 1943-11-21
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abstract
  • William Deane Hawkins (April 18, 1914 – November 21, 1943) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military honor – the Medal of Honor – for heroic actions and sacrifice of life during the World War II Battle of Tarawa.