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Personal info

Full name
DILL, James Z
Date of birth
7 March 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
South Carolina
Hometown
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
34650967
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Near Leeheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 27 50

Immediate family

Members
Zimariah R. Dill (father)
Ethel C. Dill (mother)
Joe L. Dill (brother)
Nona Dill (sister)
Selma O. Dill (sister)
Helen E. Dill (sister)
Anna C. Dill (sister)
Ruva C. Dill (sister)

More information

Pvt James Z. Dill enlisted at Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina on 31 March 1943.

He is remembered at the New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Shannon Dill Family Tree / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Chris Smith