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Hilldebrand, Forrest H. 'Frosty'

Hilldebrand, Forrest H. 'Frosty'

Male 1920 - 1996  (76 years)


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  • Name Hilldebrand, Forrest H. 'Frosty' 
    Birth 27 Mar 1920  Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Oil Field Worker  [1] 
    Reference Number HILL.F001 
    _FGRAVE 18363750 
    Funeral 29 Aug 1996 (76 years)  Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Military Service World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 1139th Engineer Combat Group, United States Army  [6, 7] 
    • Entered active service as a draftee on March 19, 1942 at Scott Field, Illinois. Selected for the Corps of Engineers, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver (345). Departed the Continental U.S. on December 31, 1943 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 1139th Engineer Combat Group in the Central Europe Campaign. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on January 3, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois.

      This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

      Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2159299
    		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)

    In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
    		United States Army
    		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)


    This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
    		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)


    This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
    		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
    		Military Service Ribbons, Hilldebrand, Forrest H. 'Frosty' (1920-1996)


    Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
    		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
    		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
    		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
    		American Campaign Medal, United States
    		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
    		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
    		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    		World War II
    (1939-1945)
    		Camp Grant, Illinois
    		European Theater of World War II
    		Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
    		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007

    On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.

    Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.

    This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
    		World War II Honoree, Hilderbrand, Forrest H. (1920-1996)
    Death 27 Aug 1996  Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 8] 
    • Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
    Burial 29 Aug 1996  Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    		Headstone, Hilldebrand, Forrest H.


    Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
    		Headstone, Hilldebrand, Forrest H.
    Person ID I6127  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Hilderbrand - Belt

    Percy Clarence 'Tooter' Hilderbrand and Mary Ann 'Anna' Belt Descendants, Weidner - Schnautz

    Joseph R. Weidner and Philabena Eula Schnautz Descendants
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2024 

    Father Hilderbrand, Percy Clarence 'Tooter',   b. 11 Apr 1884, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1963 (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Belt, Mary Ann 'Anna',   b. 25 Nov 1885, Zif, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1963, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage Y  [4, 5, 9, 10] 
    Family ID F3333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Weidner, Yvonne June,   b. 12 Jun 1921, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1985, St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Children 
    >1. Hillderbrand, J.
    >2. Hillderbrand, D.
    Family ID F3332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

    Family 2 Holmes, Mildred P.,   b. 5 Sep 1914, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 2013, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Marriage 1970  [8] 
    Family ID F3324  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Mar 1920 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Aug 1996 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - 29 Aug 1996 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 29 Aug 1996 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S2280] Obituary, Hillerbrand, Forrest, none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S2281] Funeral Card, Hillderbrand, Forrest 'Frosty', none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S2282] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hilldebrand, Forrest H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18363750/forrest-h-hilldebrand), none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S387] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 8, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 11, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S14733] World War II Honoree, Forrest H. Hilderbrand, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2159299) (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S2283] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hildebrand, Forrest H., (http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/search/pframe.asp?HonoreeID=2159299&popcount=97&tcount=224), none. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S2275] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hilderbrand, Mildred P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119007587/mildred-p-white), none. (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S4260] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hilderbrand, Mary Anna, 80, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1081&GScid=105163&GRid=24070643&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S4259] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hilderbrand, Mary Ann and Clarence "Tooter", (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1081&GScid=105163&GRid=24070643&), none. (Reliability: 2).


 

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