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Personal info

Full name
HOOKER, William Verdo Sr
Date of birth
1 April 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Nashville, Howard County, Arkansas
Hometown
Broken Bow, McCurtain County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38592889
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hotton-Soy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 5 45

Immediate family

Members
Virgil Hooker (brother)
Ruby Jones (wife)
Verdo Hooker Jr. (son)
Harold Hooker (son)
Douglas Hooker (son)

More information

Pfc William V. Hooker Sr. enlisted in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 25 January 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com, AAR 36th AIB

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Vicki Cearnal (granddaughter)