Hill Jacob Jackson

Monuments

Ranger Names Plaque - Pointe du Hoc

Name:

Jacob Jackson Hill

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-1291468

Unit:

2nd Ranger Battalion

Date of Death:

1944-06-06

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Lansing Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

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Jacob Jackson Hill was born on December 7, 1916, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He was the son of Harry Hill and Polly Hill.

Jacob served in Company F, 2nd Ranger Battalion, as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944, at the age of 27, at Pointe du Hoc, during the American assault on Omaha and Utah beaches in France. 1Lt Hill is now buried in the Lansing Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.