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HAMILTON, Wilmer Clay Jr - Date of
birth
21 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri -
Hometown
Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37246284 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 October 1944 - Place of
death
Fremifontaine, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Wilmer C. Hamilton (father)
Anna F. (Funston) Hamilton (mother)
Harry E. Hamilton (brother)
Ella B. Hamilton (sister)
Velma F. Hamilton (sister)
Chester M. Hamilton (brother)
Dorothy F. Hamilton (sister)
Alta R. (Hayes) Hamilton (wife)
Donna R. Hamilton (daughter)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Bodigoi Deziley Tree / 1920 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – S Phelps
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / S Phelps