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CPO Edwin Joseph Hill

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CPO Edwin Joseph Hill

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
7 Dec 1941 (aged 46)
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Burial
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot
Section A, Grave 895
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World War II Medal of Honor recipient. During the December 7, 1941 Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, he was serving on board the USS Nevada (BB-36). In the midst of the attack, he led the ship's line handling detail in casting off from the quays alongside Ford Island so the Nevada could get underway. While attempting to drop anchor at the end of the battleship's brief sortie he was blown overboard and killed by enemy bombs.
World War II Medal of Honor recipient. During the December 7, 1941 Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, he was serving on board the USS Nevada (BB-36). In the midst of the attack, he led the ship's line handling detail in casting off from the quays alongside Ford Island so the Nevada could get underway. While attempting to drop anchor at the end of the battleship's brief sortie he was blown overboard and killed by enemy bombs.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
  • Added: Aug 10, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7749155/edwin_joseph-hill: accessed ), memorial page for CPO Edwin Joseph Hill (4 Oct 1895–7 Dec 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7749155, citing National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.