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Personal info

Full name
HIGHLAND, Lyle Francis
Date of birth
1 February 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois
Hometown
Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36483158
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Northeast of Olzheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 2 24

Immediate family

Members
George O. Highland (father)
Agnes C. (Hatting) Highland (mother)
Joann Highland (sister)
Helen L. Highland (sister)
George H. Highland (brother)
James W. Highland (brother)

More information

Cpl Lyle F Highland enlisted on 28 April 1943 in Peoria, Illinois.

He is remembered at Rowe Cemetery in Pontiac, Livingstone County, Illinois.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Church Record / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / W Shepherd, Judy Rodriguez