World War II Honoree

William Albert Hilkert

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Akron, Ohio

Honored By

Mary Louise Hilkert & The Hilkert Family

Relationship

Wife, Children & Grandchildren

SERVED IN THE 28TH DIVISION, 110TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BATTALION, COMPANY I. AMONG THE FIRST INFANTRY TROOPS IN GERMANY. SERVED IN THE BATTLE FOR THE SIEGFRIED LINE, THE BATTLE OF THE HUERTGEN FOREST, AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. CAPTURED DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, PRISONER OF WAR FROM DECEMBER 1944 UNTIL MAY 1945. EARNED A COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE AND A PURPLE HEART FOR HIS COURAGEOUS SERVICE.