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Author: ELLinSpain
Surnames: HICKS
Classification: biography
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Omer Hicks
Inducted From: Indiana
Rank: Private First Class
Combat Organization: 151st Infantry 39th Division
Death Date: 14 May 1945
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
WW11 ENLISTMENT
Name: Omer Hicks
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: Carroll
Enlistment Date: 17 Jan 1941
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Delphi
Branch: Infantry
Branch Code: Infantry
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: 1 year of high school
Marital Status: Married
Height: 67
Weight: 144
Name: Omer Hicks
Father: Ervin F
Mother: Nora Wethington
County: Boone
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 31 May 1919
Reference: Boone County, Indiana
Index to Birth Records
1882 - 1920 Inclusive
Volume I
Letters A - K Inclusive
Book: H-3
Page: 13
1930
Irvin F Hicks 34
Nora Hicks 36
Opal Hicks 15
Oral Hicks 13
Omer Hicks 10
Wilber E Hicks 8
Home in 1930: Camden, Carroll, Indiana
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