Jack L. Hill, U.S. Army

Hero Card 292, Card Pack 25 [pending]
Photo credit: Photo (digitally enhanced) provided by the family.

Hometown: Jefferson City, TN
Branch: U.S. Army 
Unit: 
5th Infantry Regiment, 71st Infantry Division
Military Honors:
Purple Heart
Date of Sacrifice: 
March 25, 1945 - KIA near Lingenfeld, Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Age: 
22
Conflict:
World War II, 1939-1945

Story text pending…

Sources
East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association:
Jack L. Hill
Dandridge Banner, Nov. 11, 1943:
With Our Boys in the Service
Jefferson County Standard, Feb. 10, 1944:
With Our Boys in the Service
The Knoxville Journal, May 21, 1944:
Uncle Sam’s Boys
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Holocaust Encyclopedia:
The 71st Infantry Division During World War II
Burial Site:
Find a Grave


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