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Personal info

Full name
HILLIARD, Newton Mitchel
Date of birth
7 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
South Pittsburg, Marion County, Tennessee
Hometown
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34887048
Rank
Private
Function
Ammunition Bearer
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kreuzrath-Birgden-Hatterath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 4 23

Immediate family

Members
Jeff F. Hilliard (father)
Ruth (Barnes) Hilliard (mother)
Luella Hilliard (sister)
Jeff Hilliard (brother)
Lille Hilliard (sister)
Linnie R. (Lusk) Hilliard (wife)

More information

Pvt Newton M. Hilliard enlisted on 20 October 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
He joined his unit from replacement depot on 12 August 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Moore Sullivan Mantooth Hilliard Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet