S2/c Kenneth Albert Hillmer
Born: 13 July 1921 – Oak Park, Illinois
Parents: Henry W. Hillmer & Hilda Kruse-Hillmer
Siblings: 1 brother, 2 sisters
Hometown:
– 843 Circle Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois
– his family moved from Addison, Illinois
Education:
– St. John’s Lutheran Grade School
– Proviso Township High School
– Graduating Class: 1940
Occupation: machinist – Burton – Dixie Mattress Company – Chicago, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 16 February 1942
Contact Person: Henry W. Hillmer – father
Residence: 223 Marengo – Forest Park, Illinois
Enlisted:
– U.S. Navy
– 1 September 1943
Training:
– Elmhurst College
Rank: Seaman Second Class
Service Number: 8542818
Ship: PCS 1429
– the ship commissioned – 9 February 1944 – Jacksonville, Florida
Engagements:
– Battle of Philippines – 11 October 1944
– Invasion of Luzon – 27 December 1944
– 7 January 1945 – attacked by Japanese plane off Mindoro
Maneuvers:
– New Guinea – 24 October 1944
– Bouganville, Solomon Islands – 23 November 1944
Died:
– 4 March 1945 – Naval Hospital – Brooklyn, New York
– leukemia
Buried:
– Arlington Cemetery – Elmhurst, Illinois
– Section 5 Grave: 470
