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HILDITCH, Hugh Fiske - Date of
birth
11 February 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33712804 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
49th Armored Infantry Battalion,
8th Armored Division,
1st Platoon
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
Derenberg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 3 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Warren W. Hilditch (father)
Martha E. (Fiske) Hilditch (mother)
Julia F. Hilditch (sister)
Warren F. Hilditch (brother)
Barbara F. Hilditch (sister)
More information
Pvt Hugh F. Hilditch graduated from Strong Vincent High School.He enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 28 August 1944. H
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.8th-armored.org, www.ancestry.com - 1920-1940 Census / Army Enlistment Record / U.S. City Directories Erie Pennsylvania / Fitzgerald Family Tree
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Lynne Wichtner