The 1940 U. S. Census (Fort Hoyle, Maryland) lists Charles H. Moorefield (age 19, born Virginia, Enlisted Man) assigned to the 8th Medical Battalion. The Census was enumerated on 26 Mar 1940 by 1LT Stephens, Medical Corps. The 8th Battalion was assigned to the 8th Infantry Division, which was activated on 1 Jul 1940 as part of the build-up of military forces prior to the United States' entry into World War II; the division saw extensive action in the European Theatre of Operations.
The 8th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy on 4 Jul 1944, and drove eastward toward the German border, taking part in the heavy fighting in the Hürtgen Forest in November 1944. From 1 - 16 Nov 1944, the Division was in Luxenbourgh, maintaining an active defense along a 22 mile front. On 16 Nov 1944, the Division continued its drive to the Hürtgen Forest in Germany; this was also the day that PFC Charles H. Moorefield was killed in action.
The 8th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy on 4 Jul 1944, and drove eastward toward the German border, taking part in the heavy fighting in the Hürtgen Forest in November 1944. From 1 - 16 Nov 1944, the Division was in Luxenbourgh, maintaining an active defense along a 22 mile front. On 16 Nov 1944, the Division continued its drive to the Hürtgen Forest in Germany; this was also the day that PFC Charles H. Moorefield was killed in action.
The 1940 U. S. Census (Fort Hoyle, Maryland) lists Charles H. Moorefield (age 19, born Virginia, Enlisted Man) assigned to the 8th Medical Battalion. The Census was enumerated on 26 Mar 1940 by 1LT Stephens, Medical Corps. The 8th Battalion was assigned to the 8th Infantry Division, which was activated on 1 Jul 1940 as part of the build-up of military forces prior to the United States' entry into World War II; the division saw extensive action in the European Theatre of Operations.
The 8th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy on 4 Jul 1944, and drove eastward toward the German border, taking part in the heavy fighting in the Hürtgen Forest in November 1944. From 1 - 16 Nov 1944, the Division was in Luxenbourgh, maintaining an active defense along a 22 mile front. On 16 Nov 1944, the Division continued its drive to the Hürtgen Forest in Germany; this was also the day that PFC Charles H. Moorefield was killed in action.
The 8th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy on 4 Jul 1944, and drove eastward toward the German border, taking part in the heavy fighting in the Hürtgen Forest in November 1944. From 1 - 16 Nov 1944, the Division was in Luxenbourgh, maintaining an active defense along a 22 mile front. On 16 Nov 1944, the Division continued its drive to the Hürtgen Forest in Germany; this was also the day that PFC Charles H. Moorefield was killed in action.
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