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HILER, Donald Flenner - Date of
birth
1916 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35243746 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ingeldorf-Diekirch, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 12 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard C. Hiler (father)
Marie (Flenner) Hiler (mother)
Dorothy Hiler (sister)
Mary A. (Carpenter) Hiler (wife)
Richard Hiler (son)
More information
Pvt Donald F. Hiler graduated from Martinsville High School and worked in a factory.He enlisted at Fort. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 2 March 1944. He was wounded in France in September, 1944 and had retuned to his outfit shortly before his death.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, , www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Ray Lewandowski Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - M Bligh Kumar, www.newspapers.com - Dayton Daily News