World War II Honoree

Hiram David Hilton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lincoln, Nebraska

Honored By

Albert J. Ostergaard

Relationship

Relative

CAPTAIN. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS A MEDICAL DOCTOR WITH THE 142ND U.S. ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL AT SAIPAN; ASSISTANT CHIEF OF SURGERY WITH THE 232ND U.S. ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL AT IWO JIMA AND ARMY TRANSPORT SURGEON IN AFRICA, SICILY AND ITALY. IN ADDITION, HE SERVED AS A THORACIC SURGEON AT FITZSIMMONS GENERAL HOSPITAL IN DENVER. DURING A TRANSPORT CONVEY VOYAGE TO NORTH AFRICA, HIS LIBERTY SHIP WAS SUNK IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. HIS ARMY TRANSPORT UNIT RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR THEIR ACTIONS.