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Pvt Edgar W. Hill enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 29 April 1943.

He worked in a automobile manufacturing company.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumuosly. The citation cited: On that date, the 11th Infantry Regiment, with which Pvt Hill was serving as a medical aid man, was engaged in a fierce attack against the enemy near Dornot, France. Many soldiers fell wounded and Pfc Hill volunteered to go forward under the withering enemy fire to administer first aid. He courageously remained at his forward position under fire throughout the night, aiding the wounded. During a furious enemy counter-attack, he courageously made his way forward beyond the front lines to answer to a wounded soldier's call, ignoring the intense enemy fire. While Private Hill was administering aid to the wounded soldier both of them were killed by a burst of enemy automatic fire.