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HILLARD, Robert T - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Strawberry Plains, Sevier County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34375625 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
29 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 18 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph L. Hillard (father)
Ethel M. (Ealey) Hillard (mother)
Charles M. Hillard (brother)
Bellindine Hillard (sister)
Leona Hillard (sister)
Junior Hillard (brother)
Herman M. Hillard (brother)
Gerrylean Hillard (sister)
More information
Pfc Robert T. Hillard enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 6 October 1942.He was taken prisoner on 19 December 1944 and died of his wounds in a German dressing station.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census, After Action Report 60th Armored Infantry Battalion
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Astrid, www.newspapers.com - The Knoxville Journal - 21 March 1943