Arthur Eugene Hill

1920 - 2003  (82 years)

• Name	Arthur Eugene Hill
  Birth	6 Oct 1920	Marion, Linn, Iowa
  	Arthur E Hill in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Name Arthur E Hill Gender Male Race White Age 24 Relationship to Draftee Self (Head) Birth Date 6 Oct 1920 Birth Place Marion, Iowa Residence Place Riverside, Washington, Iowa, USA Registration Date 16 May 1945 Registration Place Iowa, USA Height 5 9 Weight 160 Complexion Light Hair Color Brown Eye Color Blue Next of Kin Florence Hill Household Members (Name) Relationship Arthur E Hill Self (Head)
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Aug 2003	Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
  	Arthur Eugene Hill in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name Arthur Eugene Hill[Arthur E Hill] Gender Male Race White Birth Date 6 Oct 1920 Birth Place Marion Linn, Iowa Death Date 15 Aug 2003 Father Edwin E Hill Mother Florence Tonkinson SSN 481281316 Notes Jul 1945: Name listed as ARTHUR EUGENE HILL; 22 Aug 2003: Name listed as ARTHUR E HILL Cemetery Lone Tree Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Lone Tree, Johnson County, Iowa, United States of America
  Person ID	I33330	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Ruth Marie Drollinger,   b. 16 Jun 1926, Essex, Page, IA d. 13 Jun 2012, AZ (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	7 Apr 1945	Kalona, Washington, Iowa
  	Ruth Marie Drollinger in the Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947 Name Ruth Marie Drollinger Gender Female Race White Age 19 Birth Date abt 1926 Birth Place Essex Iowa Marriage Date 7 Apr 1945 Marriage Place Kalona, Iowa, USA Number of Marriage First Spouse Arthur Eugene Hill Father La J Drollinger Mother Gayle Croy Certificate Number 9230
  Children	1. Russell Duane Hill,   b. 10 Nov 1945
  Family ID	F12187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Oct 1920 - Marion, Linn, Iowa Marriage - 7 Apr 1945 - Kalona, Washington, Iowa Death - 15 Aug 2003 - Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Muscatine Journal Arthur Eugene Hill, 82, Lone Tree, died Friday, August 15, 2003, at the VA Medical Center, Iowa City, after a short illness. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 19, at the Lone Tree Cemetery. Loren Yoder will officiate. Military rites will be conducted by the Lone Tree American Legion Post No. 457. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association. The Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home, Lone Tree, is handling the arrangements. Mr. Hill was born on October 6, 1920, in Marion, the son of Edwin and Florence (Tomlinson) Hill. He married Coral Rose Cook in 1948. He graduated from Center High School near Kalona in 1939, having played basketball and acting in many plays. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II where he served as a combat medic, rifleman and cook in the 109th Medical Battalion, 39th (Red Bull) Division. In North Africa, he took part in the Invasion of Algiers and the battles of Kasserine Pass, Faid Pass and Hill 609, where he was severely wounded. He later landed in Italy at the Battle for Salerno and also served in the battles of Monte Cassino, Anzio, San Pietro, where he was again wounded, and two crossings of the Volturno River under fire, eventually reaching Rome. The Army awarded him four Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. He was a police officer in Washington, and the University of Iowa, Iowa City. He was also the town marshall of Lone Tree. Later he founded Hill's Construction. He was a former mayor of Lone Tree, a member of the Lone Tree American Legion Post No. 457 and a former member of the Riverside Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Steven of Lone Tree, Tim of Iowa City, and Daniel of Los Angeles; three grandchildren, Gena, Heather, and Christin; and three great-grandchildren, Keighlea, Jonathon, and Colton. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Ed, Herbert, and James; and two sisters, Margaret and Lillian. Arthur E Hill in the U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name Arthur E Hill Race White Marital Status Single, without dependents (Single) Rank Private Birth Year 1920 Nativity State or Country Iowa Citizenship Citizen Residence Johnson, Iowa Education 4 years of high school Civil Occupation Attendants, hospitals and other institutions, n.e.c. Enlistment Date 10 Feb 1941 Enlistment Place Iowa City, Iowa Service Number 20718546 Branch Medical Department - For Enlisted Men of the Medical Department (includes Enlisted Men of the Medical Department on Duty with the Dental Corps) or Army Nurse Corps Component National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source National Guard Height 69 Weight 151 Arthur E Hill in the Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954 Name Arthur E Hill Birth Date 6 Oct 1921 Birth Place Marion, Iowa Application Date 2 May 1949 Application Place Oxford, Iowa, USA