United States Army
Infantry-Pvt. Hulen Theo "Bo" Tackett (1921-2000)
World War II, Enlistment Dates: Nov 25, 1940 to Aug 30, 1945.
Army Serial Number: 20807671.
Texas Army National Guard, Mexia Texas
36th Infantry Division
HHC & Special Troops, 36th Infantry Division
• 36th Military Police Platoon
• 143rd Infantry Regiment, Company B, 36th Infantry Division
The 36th Infantry Division ("Arrowhead") also known as the Texas Division, is a modular division in the Army National Guard. It was reactivated for service in World War II, on 25 November 1940, and was sent overseas in April 1943.
Campaigns Include: Naples-Foggia 9 Sep 43 - 21 Jan 44: Rome-Arno 22 Jan 44 - 9 Sep 44
Southern France 15 Aug 44 - 14 Sep 44
Wounded in Italy in 1943, and awarded the Purple Heart.
Letters, Postcards and V-mail, 1942-1944 and [between 1941 and 1945]
Written By Private Hulen T. "Bo" Tackett, Company B, 143rd Infantry
Microfilm: Box 1973 / 121-11
Texas State Archives / University of Texas Libraries
~Randy R Jones July 2011.