WWII · Battle Death Record
Sherwood H. Hallman
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army · Pennsylvania
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Sherwood H. Hallman
- Entered the Service From
- Pennsylvania
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- September 13, 1944
- Awards
- Medal of Honor
- Burial / Memorial
- Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, France
Their story
Leaped alone over a hedgerow during the siege of Brest and, with grenades and rifle, forced the surrender of a large enemy force. He was killed in action days later. Awarded the Medal of Honor.
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