Career
Hastings joined the Army from Magnolia, Ohio in July 1943, and by April 12, 1945 was serving as a private first class in Company C, 386th Infantry Regiment, 97th Infantry Division. On that day, in Drabenderhöhe, Germany, he repeatedly exposed himself to hostile fire in order to attack the enemy. He was killed in action four days later.
Hastings, aged 20 at his death, was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia, Ohio.
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