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Personal info

Full name
HOGUE, William Lifus
Date of birth
23 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Hometown
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
34626992
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
784th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 9 11

Immediate family

Members
Andrew W. Hogue (father)
Annie Hogue (mother)
Esther M. Hogue (sister)
Hattie B. Hogue (sister)
Malissa Hogue (sister)

More information

Pvt William L. Hogue was employed by a milk company before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 25 March 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record - http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 784th Tank Battalion, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 U.S. Census, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet