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Personal info

Full name
HILL, Billie Thomas
Date of birth
24 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Covington, Miami County, Ohio
Hometown
Covington, Miami County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35619383
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 September 1944
Place of death
Leyr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 18 91

Immediate family

Members
Orie F. Hill (father)
Mildred I. (Ingle) Hill (mother)
Donovan J. Hill (brother)

More information

Pfc Billie T. Hill attended high school for four years and was a shipping clerk before he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio in 19 December 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

He is remembered at the Highland Cemetery in Covington, Miami County, Ohio.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistemnt Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Ronipony / Albert Ledouz
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Lulabell