World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Ernest Hilton, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Augustine, Texas
Honored By
Armenia, Mattie Jo, Ernestine, Charles, Jr., Mark & Janie
Relationship
Wife & Children
SERVED IN THE TEXAS ENGINEER CONSTRUCTION BATTALION. AWARDED CARBINE MARKSMANSHIP BADGE, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. SERVED IN HIROSHIMA, JAPAN AFTER IT WAS BOMBED AND SAW THE MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB.