Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
HINCY, Erwin L
Date of birth
1912
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Green, Hamilton County, Ohio
Hometown
Franklin County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
O1327149
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Zilsdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 14 31

Immediate family

Members
Charles P. Hincy (father)
Rose M. (Muckenfuss) Hincy (mother)
Charles Hincy (brother)
Mary C. (Menges) Hincy (wife)

More information

2nd Lt Erwin L. Hincy graduated from Hughes High School and attended the University of Cincinnati Evening College. He was in the landscaping business

He enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 6 January 1943 and was sent overseas in January 1944.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920 Census / U.S. City Directories, www.newspapers.com - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Cincinnati Enquirer