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Personal info

Full name
HILL, Roy Clifford
Date of birth
1 September 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Hometown
San Joaquin County, California

Military service

Service number
39079446
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
Medical Detachment,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 October 1944
Place of death
Sprundel, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 4 55

Immediate family

Members
Charles A. Hill (father)
Mary E. Hill (mother)
Ned R. Hill (brother)
Marion Hill (brother)
Marvin C. Hill (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Roy C. Hill was a cook before he enlisted in Sacramento, California on 9 April 1941.

S/Sgt Hill was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously. The citation reads in part: Roy Hill, Medical Detachment, left his covered position on 30 October to give aid to the wounded of his company and other units as well, losing his life during the action.

Source of information: Arjan van Hassel, Raf Dyckmans, Adrie Rens, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Joey van Meesen