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PFC Eldred V Hill

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PFC Eldred V Hill Veteran

Birth
Lowes, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Death
16 Sep 1944 (aged 29)
Lorraine, France
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France GPS-Latitude: 49.12165, Longitude: 6.7175917
Plot
c 13 86
Memorial ID
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Pvt. Eldred Vernon Hill enlisted in the US Army 21 Aug 1943. He was killed in Action 16 Sept 1944 at age 29.

Eldred was the son of Herbert and Ethel Mae Whitledge Hill. He was a college graduate and secondary school teacher and coach. He was born and raised in Lowes, Graves County, Kentucky. His mother, Ethel left this earth in 1918. Eldred (Chic) was then raised by his father and aunt Nora Hill.

His grandparents, Allen Harvey and Jackaline Boswell Hill, and Luke W. and Susan Bridges Hill also preceded him in death.

Eldred sacrificed his life for his country in WWII. He received the Purple Heart Medal. He left behind his loving wife, Mildred Drew Hill, a sister Mabel Hill DeSantis and brother Aubrey M. Hill who was also serving his country.
Pvt. Eldred Vernon Hill enlisted in the US Army 21 Aug 1943. He was killed in Action 16 Sept 1944 at age 29.

Eldred was the son of Herbert and Ethel Mae Whitledge Hill. He was a college graduate and secondary school teacher and coach. He was born and raised in Lowes, Graves County, Kentucky. His mother, Ethel left this earth in 1918. Eldred (Chic) was then raised by his father and aunt Nora Hill.

His grandparents, Allen Harvey and Jackaline Boswell Hill, and Luke W. and Susan Bridges Hill also preceded him in death.

Eldred sacrificed his life for his country in WWII. He received the Purple Heart Medal. He left behind his loving wife, Mildred Drew Hill, a sister Mabel Hill DeSantis and brother Aubrey M. Hill who was also serving his country.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Kentucky.



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  • Maintained by: Carla Hill Brown
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56656235/eldred_v-hill: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Eldred V Hill (22 May 1915–16 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56656235, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Carla Hill Brown (contributor 48685062).