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HILL, Walter Clyte - Date of
birth
8 December 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Winston County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34989497 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Haguenau, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 26 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John D. Hill (father)
Ida M. (Dozier) Hill (mother)
John D. Hill Jr. (brother)
Doris (Bailey) Hill (wife)
More information
Pvt Walter C. Hill attended high school for two years and worked on his own farm before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 29 April 1944.He is remembered at the Good Hope Baptist Cemetery in Fearns Springs, Winston County, Mississippi.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Manczuk Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Pam Matzger Gammill & Teresa Shumaker