Name:
Oras R. Hill
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-01
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Blanchester IOOF Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio
Plot:
Section 2, lot 35
Row:
Grave:
9
Decoration:
Comments:
Oras R. Hill was born on September 4, 1894 in Clermont County, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company G, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died from his wounds received in battle on October 1, 1918 in France at the age of 24 and is now buried in Blanchester IOOF Cemetery, Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio, USA.
Service record:
NA Batavia, 0. Mch 29/18. Br Edenton, O. 23 7/12 yrs. 3 Co 1 Tng Bn 158 Dep Brig to May 8/18. Co M 329 Inf to Aug 15/18; Co G 16 Inf to death. Pvt. St Mihiel ; Defensive Sector. AEF June 12/18 to death. DW Oct 1/18. Notified Henry R. Hill, father, R. F. D., Blanchester, 0. Cited in GO I Div Jan 1/20.