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Personal info

Full name
HILTY, Andrew Norman
Date of birth
28 May 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Bellwood, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36956185
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schmittviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 29 29

Immediate family

Members
Frederick Hilty (father)
Bertha Hilty (mother)
Rufe Hilty (brother)
Jennette Hilty (sister)
Elanor Hilty (sister)
Ponicalwell Hilty (sister)
Volda Hilty (sister)
Arizou Hilty (sister)
Agnes J. Hilty (wife)

More information

Pfc Andrew N. Hilty was a factory worker employed by the American Can Company.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Thomas Welsh / Jim O