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Personal info

Full name
KILLIAN, Norman C
Date of birth
1 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Collbran, DeKalb County, Alabama
Hometown
Huron County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35347045
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Grandménil, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 12 50

Immediate family

Members
Ambros E. Killian (father)
Evaline E. (Arthur) Killian (mother)
Pearl Killian (sister)
Hoyt Killian (brother)
Elbert P. Killian (brother)
Ethel M. Killian (sister)
Daniel G. Killian (brother)
Hubert L. Killian (brother)
Archie L. Killian (brother)
Raymond E. Killian (brother)
Mae Killian (sister)

More information

Pvt Norman C. Killian enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 7 November 1941 and was sent overseas in October 1944.

Pvt Killian was reported seriously wounded in action on Christmas day and died of his wounds on 26 December.

His brother, Ray Killian, also served in Germany.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://75divisiondad.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Fremont News-Messenger

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet