Hillary Soileau

World War II
Service #34233291
Unit27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
RankPrivate U.S. Army
Entered Service From Louisiana
Date of DeathJanuary 14 1943
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Walls of the Missing
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Private Hillary Soileau were accounted for in 2020. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Walls of the Missing” at the Manila American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.