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Personal info

Full name
HILL, Roy Arthur
Date of birth
1909
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Braceville, Grundy County, Illinois
Hometown
Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36900731
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
397th Military Police Battalion
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
16 May 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 11 18

Immediate family

Members
Hans Hill (father)
Marie Hill (mother)
Christian Hill (brother)
Johanna Hill (sister)
Harriet Hill (sister)
Grace (Moss) Hill (wife)
Donald E. Hill (son)

More information

Pfc Roy A. Hill worked in a grocery store and meat market.

He was married to Grace Moss on 29 June 1932.

He was sent overseas in july 1944.

He was killed when a trail derailed. He was riding the train at the time of the accident.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Pantagraph

Photo source: Peter Schouteten