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Personal info

Full name
HOOVEN, Milton Kinnear
Date of birth
4 December 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Warren County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33710914
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
897th Field Artillery Battalion,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
Manhay, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 10 36

Immediate family

Members
Charles R. Hooven (father)
Florence M. Hooven (mother)
Norris S. Hooven (brother)

More information

Pfc Milton K. Hooven attended high school for four years.

He enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 4 December 1943 and was sent overseas in November 1944.

He is remembered at the Youngsville Cemetery in Youngsville, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#4, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Deitrich Family Tree / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / CaBrown