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HOVING, Sander Raymond - Date of
birth
5 September 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Saugatuck, Allegan County, Michigan -
Hometown
Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36450419 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Biesdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 86 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ralph Hoving (father)
Sena Hoving (mother)
Peter Hoving (brother)
Hilda Hoving (sister)
Ariena M. (Spykhoven) Hoving (wife)
Sheryl Hoving (daughter)
More information
Pvt Sander R. Hoving worked in a machine shop before he enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 4 February 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1944 and arrived in France in June.Pvt Hoving was reported wounded in action on 25 December 1944 when he was hit by a sniper's bullet in the upper right leg. For this wound he was hospitalized in France until 22 January 1945 and was awarded the Purple Heart a first time.
In a letter, written on 4 February 1945 he stated that he was traveling around, looking for his unit after he had left the hospital. He must have rejoined his unit between 4 and 6 February in Beaufort, Luxembourg.
He was killed by schrapnel and died before he could be evacuated to a field hospital.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Sweet Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Calvin University of Michigan - courtesy of Sander Vanhove