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HAMIL, Walter Alston - Date of
birth
1926 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36971715 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wardin, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 50 |
Immediate family
-
Members
David Hamil (father)
Mary M. (Alston) Hamil (mother)
Robert Hamil (brother)
More information
Pfc Walter A. Hamil was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Muir Gray & others Tree, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten