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Hill, Clyde V.

Date of birth:
December 28th, 1924
Date of death:
March 8th, 2011
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Clyde Hill entered service on May 3rd, 1944 and was placed with Company C, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded when his unit got in an ambush by a German Machinegun near Essen, Germany in March 1945. He recovered in the 48th Field Hospital and was later transferred to the Lawson General Hospital in Atlanta.

Promotions:
July 18th, 1945: Private First Class.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Company C, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory"
Awarded on:
March 28th, 1945
was injured to his head, upper left back, left arm and wrist, right hip to knee, right calf, and right ankle by German Machinegun fire near Essen, Germany in March 1945.

Presented at the 48th Field Hospital.
Purple Heart

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