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Personal info

Full name
HEKIMIAN, George Harold
Date of birth
8 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Hometown
Broome County, New York

Military service

Service number
32838900
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 December 1944
Place of death
Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Aredik S. Hekimian (father)
Dishaie Hekimian (mother)
Marian E. Hekimian (sister)
Harold Hekimian (brother)
Elizabeth Hekimian (sister)

More information

Pfc George H. Hekimian graduated from North High School

He enlisted in Binghamton, New York on 20 February 1943 and was sent overseas in July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1925/1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Press and Sun-Bulletin, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Press and Sun-Bulletin, www.newspapers.com - Binghampton North High School Yearbook 1946