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Personal info

Full name
ROGERS, Hilliard Crawford
Date of birth
1 March 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
Hometown
Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
44010555
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 April 1945
Place of death
Harz mountains, east of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 16 7

Immediate family

Members
Herbert R. Rogers (father)
Julia (Parsons) Rogers (mother)
Herbert R. Rogers (brother)
Julia P. Rogers (sister)
Jane M. Rogers (sister)

More information

Pfc Hilliard C. Rogers was a sales clerk.

He enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 18 September 1944 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

His brother Herbert served in India.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, the News and Observer 20 May 1945 - courtesy of Debbie Holloman