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HICKMAN, Chester Leroy - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Iowa -
Hometown
Grant County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37038530 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 56 |
Immediate family
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Members
John L. Hickman (father)
Eva (Beal) Hickman (mother)
Bessie O. Hickman (sister)
Milton L. Hickman (brother)
John R. Hickman (brother)
Violet R. Hickman (sister)
Rebecca A. (Morgan) Hickman (wife)
More information
Pvt Chester L. Hickman was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Woolf Family Tree, http://www.ww2airborne.us/units/506/506_honor_hj.html
Photo source: Peter Schouteten