North Africa
Soon after Chapman completed basic training, he went to England to train further in order to prepare for Operation Torch, or the invasion of North Africa to attack Rommel. During the early months of 1943, Chapman was wounded in the shoulder; however not severely. He was with back his unit within a month. He continued to fight in North Africa, and then continued into Sicily. For his accomplishments in combat, he was awarded a purple heart, 3 campaign medals(North Africa, Middle East, and Europe), Good Conduct Medal, and the American Defense Medal.
During D-Day
The D-Day invasion:
On June 6th, 1944, Chapman landed on the beach with Company "A" in a landing craft 70 minutes after the invasion began. His friend was killed in front of him before the craft even made it to the beach. Chapman successfully made it ashore, but not 2 hours later, he was fatally wounded in the chest by a gunshot. Sgt. Chapman was one of the 2,200 United States Soldiers that were killed during the Normandy invasion.
On June 6th, 1944, Chapman landed on the beach with Company "A" in a landing craft 70 minutes after the invasion began. His friend was killed in front of him before the craft even made it to the beach. Chapman successfully made it ashore, but not 2 hours later, he was fatally wounded in the chest by a gunshot. Sgt. Chapman was one of the 2,200 United States Soldiers that were killed during the Normandy invasion.