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HOOVER, Voight Brady - Date of
birth
16 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Iredell County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44016161 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Westerhausen-Neundorf-Harzleben, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 6 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Archibald A. Hoover (father)
Mary I. (Benfield) Hoover (mother)
Osborne A. Hoover (brother)
Hazel Hoover (sister)
Ruby Hoover (sister)
Virginia Hoover (sister)
Karee Hoover (sister)
Willie L. Hoover (half-sister)
Lottie M. Hoover (half-sister)
Hattie L. Hoover (half-sister)
More information
Voight hoover attended high school for four years and worked on a farm.He enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 26 August 1944.
His brother, Osborne Hoover, died of wounds on 4 August 1944 and is buried at the American Military Cemetery and Memorial of Sicily-Rome, Italy.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Statesville Daily Record 30 April 1945 / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Family Trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet