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HILL, Marion Grant Jr - Date of
birth
10 November 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Ennis, Madison County, Montana -
Hometown
Yakima County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39467892 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marion G. Hill Sr. (father)
Florence (Crossman) Hill (mother)
Florence M. Hill (sister)
More information
Pfc Marion G. Hill Jr. attended Granger Washington High School before he enlisted in Spokane, Washington on 1 September 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten