William R. Hoover

Rank: Technician 5th Class, U.S. Army

Serial: 32758829

Unit: Medical Detachment, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division

Entered service from: New Jersey

Died: February 7, 1945

Buried at: Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, NJ (Section H, Plot 41)

Awards: Purple Heart

Technician Fifth Class William R. Hoover was 21 when he was reported missing in action in 1945; he was later determined to have been killed in action. Prior to entering the military, he had lived at 1106 Jackson Street, Camden NJ.

William R. Hoover was brought home in 1949 and buried at Beverly National Cemetery on June 3.