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HILL, Jack - Date of
birth
19 January 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Oglethorpe, Macon County, Georgia -
Hometown
Hamilton County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35264825 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
Tank Driver -
Unit
A Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
Between two woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle Hattert, east of Overloon, The Netherlands.
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 71 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Orville Hill (father)
Ida Hill (mother)
Gene Hill (brother)
Myrtle Hill (sister)
More information
T/4 Jack Hill enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 3 February 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, WW2Memorial, Archive, 7thArmoredDivison, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Cincinnati Post - 27 October 1944