1Lt Bertis R. Fields, 29, was killed in Action at Hill 108 in Normandy, France on June 17, 1944. Mr. Fields was born September 20, 1914 in Edwards County Illinois son of Henry R. and Lettie I. (Hixson) Fields.

WW II U. S. Army - C Company, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division

1Lt Fields is survived by his mother and preceded in death by his father.

Burial is in Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois

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