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HYLTON, Roy Julius - Date of
birth
3 December 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Floyd, Floyd County, Virginia -
Hometown
Pulaski County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33844912 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Heinerscheid, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 7 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Paul B. Hylton (father)
Nancy E. (Weeks) Hylton (mother)
Theora B. Hylton (sister)
Dorothy Hylton (sister)
Melissa Hylton (sister)
Ethel P. Hylton (wife)
More information
Pvt Roy J. Hylton was a policeman before he enlisted in Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 13 March 1944.He was died of his wounds after he was taken prisoner of war. According to a grave-report he suffered a gunshot wound in the loin and died of weakness of circulation of the hart and blood.
His remains were found by a medical company at the community cemetery of Heinerscheid, Luxembourg on 26 December 1944. In this town was an American dressing station that was overrun by the Germans.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Roanoke Veterans Memorial / Virginia, Birth Records, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Soilsister