▁Norman ▁H ath cock ▁II ▁( May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁– ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁( US MC ) ▁sni per ▁with ▁a ▁service ▁record ▁of ▁ 9 3 ▁confirmed ▁k ills . ▁H ath cock ' s ▁record ▁and ▁the ▁extraordinary ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁miss ions ▁he ▁under to ok ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁legend ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁He ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁having ▁a ▁rif le ▁named ▁after ▁him : ▁a ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁M 2 1 ▁dub bed ▁the ▁Spring field ▁Arm ory ▁M 2 5 ▁White ▁Fe ather , ▁for ▁the ▁nick name ▁" White ▁Fe ather " ▁given ▁to ▁H ath cock ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Vietnam ese ▁People ' s ▁Army ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁( PA V N ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁H ath cock ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁Ark ansas ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁W yn ne , ▁Ark ansas , ▁living ▁with ▁his ▁grand m other ▁after ▁his ▁parents ▁separated ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁While ▁visit ing ▁relatives ▁in ▁Mississippi , ▁he ▁took ▁to ▁shooting ▁and ▁hunting ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age , ▁partly ▁out ▁of ▁necessity ▁to ▁help ▁feed ▁his ▁poor ▁family . ▁He ▁would ▁go ▁into ▁the ▁woods ▁with ▁his ▁dog ▁and ▁pret end ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁soldier