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Personal info

Full name
HOVERSTEN, William Thor
Date of birth
19 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Thompson, Winnebago County, Iowa
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39015424
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 3 24

Immediate family

Members
George Hoversten (father)
Martha (Rottke) Hoversten (mother)
Bernadine E. Hoversten (sister)
David B. Hoversten (brother)

More information

S/Sgt William T. Hoversten was a metal worker.

He enlisted at Fort MacArthur, California on 29 December 1941.

He was killed by artillery fire, enroute in a truck to deliver ammunition for D Company.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his action on 20 September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, Fold3.com, Marketgarden.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findegrave.com