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Personal info

Full name
HILLARD, Charles P
Date of birth
31 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Colorado
Hometown
Coles County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36312215
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
35th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
Werra River, in the vicinity of Creuzburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 13 15

Immediate family

Members
Lawrence Hillard (father)
Ida (Woods) Hillard (mother)
Virgil Hillard (brother)
Victor Hillard (brother)

More information

Pfc Charles P. Hillard left school in 1936 earning all but 4 credits to graduate. Under a special state program, his basic training and year in service gave him the credits required to graduate. In May, 1945, he was posthumously graduated.

He enlisted at Camp Grant, Illinois on 16 January 1942. He was sent overseas in January, 1944.

In September, 1944 he was wounded in action and hospitalized in England. He returned to active duty on 1 January 1945. For this action he received his first Purple Heart.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Steven Charles Hillard