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Personal info

Full name
HINES, Walker D
Date of birth
10 November 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina
Hometown
Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
7087626
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
4 November 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kommerscheidt-Schmidt, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Frederick N. Hines (father)
Azel D. (Ralyea) Hines (mother)
Millacent Hines (sister)
John L. Hines (brother)
George F. Hines (brother)
Harry A. Hines (brother)
Walter E. Hines (brother)
Gracie A. Hines (sister)
Benjamin J. Hines (brother)

More information

Pvt Walker D. Hines was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Hines Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Walker Jones (nephew)