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Personal info

Full name
HILLIKER, William Joseph
Date of birth
31 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Hometown
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31066947
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 2 13

Immediate family

Members
Benford J. Hilliker (father)
Margaret L. (McKinley) Hilliker (mother)
Benford J. Hilliker Jr. (brother)

More information

Pfc William J. Hilliker enlisted on 20 February 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / McBride Kenny Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://1-22infantry.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet