Joseph Rollins Hilliard
Hometown, StateBay City, Texas
Branch of ServiceArmy
Date of Incident11/17/1965
ConflictVietnam 1957-1975
IncidentThe Battle of Ia Drang 11/14/65-11/18/65
RankPrivate First Class
UnitCompany C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
StatusKilled in Action
Private First Class Hilliard was Killed in Action when he received multiple fragmentation wounds to his back and shoulders while fighting the enemy at LZ- Albany, 7 km East-Northeast of Chu Prong Mountain, Hill 732, in the Ia Drang Valley.
