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Personal info

Full name
HOSKINS, Delbert Raymond
Date of birth
1 May 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio
Hometown
Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35033067
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Chateau Salins, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 17 31

Immediate family

Members
William C. Hoskins (father)
Flora M. (Lowery) Hoskins (mother)
Paul W. Hoskins (brother)
Robert E. Hoskins (brother)
Kenneth Hoskins (brother)
Bertha I. Hoskins (sister)
Wanda L. Hoskins (sister)
Doris J. Hoskins (sister)
Ruth Hoskins (sister)

More information

Pfc Delbert R. Hoskins enlisted at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 12 May 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Carole Knoles Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Records

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945