This soldier (Hix or Hicks depending on the source) destroyed 3 Panthers in ETO before being killed by a sniper on July 13, 1944. My questions are.... What is his full name? I think he was in E Company, but which platoon? Who were his victims (unit not individuals). best regards Keith
22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division...Mentioned in Beevor's "D-Day: The Battle for Normandy" Beevor has the spelling as Hicks, which appears to be wrong, and should be Hix. http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=31375 http://findgrave.org/eugene-hix-tennessee-6379824/
Color me un-surprised. Beevor is at best slipshod and at worst simply copies and pastes early authors mistakes. His Normandy book is simply a thinly disguised clone of Hastings Normandy book.