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Personal info

Full name
HILLARD, Grover P
Date of birth
29 November 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35294612
Rank
Private
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 9 51

Immediate family

Members
Harley Hillard (father)
May C. (Gould) Hillard (mother)
William F. Hillard (brother)
Frank Hillard (brother)
Ontha M. Hillard (sister)
Margene F. Hillard (sister)
Thelma M. (Gregory) Hillard (wife)
Carolyn Hillard (daughter)
Larry Hillard (son)

More information

Pvt Grover P Hillard enlisted 1 November 1943 at Columbus, Ohio.

When he was carrying a wounded soldier, he was shot down by gunfire.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com, www.newspapers.com - Washington C.H. Record-Herald (Ohio)

Photo source: Danny van der Groen, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet,