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Personal info

Full name
ESTILL, James D
Date of birth
8 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Franklin County, Kentucky
Hometown
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35701689
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 April 1945
Place of death
Harz Mountains, East of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 15 13

Immediate family

Members
Douglas A. Estill (father)
Ethel (Terry) Estill (mother)
Ann M. Estill (sister)
Rose Estill (sister)
Wallace Estill (brother)

More information

Pvt James D. Estill enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 13 April 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Rose Estill (sister)