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LILL, Dean Thomas - Date of
birth
26 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Mount Hope, Sedgwick County, Kansas -
Hometown
Sedgwick County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-536434 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 November 1944 - Place of
death
Pattern, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Percy E. Lill (father)
Helen E. (Bottomly) Lill (mother)
Marjorie E. Lill (sister)
Eugene M. Lill (brother)
Volney B. Lill (brother)
Wayne P. Lill (brother)
Gordon G. Lill (brother)
Richard A. Lill (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Dean T. Lill graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas in 1943.He was sent overseas in April 1944.
He was reported wounded in action in France in July 1944 and hospitalized for 6 weeks in England, returning to duty in October 1944. For this wound, Lt Lill was awarded his first Purple Heart Medal.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Janet Lill, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Vernette`s Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org
Photo source: U.S. School Yearbooks, www.findagrave.com - Greg Moore