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HILL, Carl Chester - Date of
birth
30 August 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Seven Hickory Township, Coles County, Illinois -
Hometown
Coles County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36961524 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 37 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James M. Hill (father)
Calla F. (Neff) Hill (mother)
Russell Hill (brother)
Bonnie R. Hill (sister)
Buford B. Hill (brother)
Dillard H. Hill (brother)
Robert Hill (brother)
Dana O. Hill (sister)
Thelma A. Hill (sister)
Ruby F. Hill (sister)
James Francis Hill (brother)
Anna L. Hill (sister)
Betty Hill (sister)
More information
Pvt Carl C. Hill attended Charleston City High School and worked in a shoe facotry.He enlisted on 28 March 1944 and was sent overseas in December 1944.
He is remembered at Union Cemetery in Morgan Township, Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.newspapers.com - The Decatur Herald, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Charleston High School Yearbook 1946