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HILL, Joel Alton - Date of
birth
28 August 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Livingston Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Springfield, Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38173881 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Scheibenhardt, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Alma L. Hill (mother)
More information
Pvt Joel A. Hill worked in a saw mill before he enlisted at Camp Livingston, Louisiana on 11 June 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - Weekly Town Talk 3 November 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten