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HOAGLAND, Elmer William - Date of
birth
21 September 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado -
Hometown
Bell, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39015727 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
69th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Arloncourt, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Samuel L. Hoagland (father)
Margaret I. (Jenkins) Hoagland (mother)
Emmett Hixon (stepfather)
Ralph B. Hoagland (brother)
Vera C. Hoagland (sister)
Albert J. Hoagland (brother)
Viola E. Hoagland (sister)
Raymond Hoagland (brother)
George W. Hoagland (brother)
Helen B. (Wagoner) Hoagland (wife)
More information
Sgt Elmer W. Hoagland attended high school for four years and was employed at the Pipe and Engineering Company before he enlisted at Fort MacArthur, California on 2 January 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hoagland Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Hoaglandpride