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Birth	:	9 Aug 1926 Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	10 May 2018 Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial	:	Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, Strafford County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1857986, -70.8675003
Description	:	William Chester Hill, 91, died peacefully on Thursday, 10 May 2018, following a long and wonderful life. Born in Worcester, MA, on 9 August 1926, to Chester and Eleanor (Cloutman) Hill, Bill moved to Dover, NH at the age of five. In 1944, Bill enlisted in the U.S. Navy and immediately headed straight for the South Pacific, where he proudly served aboard the destroyer escort USS Gilmore (DE-18). In the years following the end of WWII, Bill continued to serve his country as a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve, stationed aboard the destroyer escort USS Tills (DE-748)... Read More	William Chester Hill, 91, died peacefully on Thursday, 10 May 2018, following a long and wonderful life. Born in Worcester, MA, on 9 August 1926, to Chester and Eleanor (Cloutman) Hill, Bill moved to Dover, NH at the age of five. In 1944, Bill enlisted in the U.S. Navy and immediately headed straight for the South Pacific, where he proudly served aboard the destroyer escort USS Gilmore (DE-18). In the years following the end of WWII, Bill continued to serve his country as a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve, stationed aboard the destroyer escort USS Tills (DE-748) in South Portland, ME. He was twice recalled to active duty – first in 1961 during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and again in 1963 when he escorted the minesweeper USS Reedbird (AMS-51) from Long Beach, CA to the U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center located in Portsmouth, NH. Bill retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1986, following 40 years of service. In 1946, Bill married his childhood sweetheart, Zelva Pearl Brown. After nearly 56 years of marriage, Zelva died suddenly in May 2002. Bill soon found love again. In 2004, he married Jean Louise Dow Dotton, who remained his best friend and constant companion until the very end. In 1947, Bill joined the Moses Paul Lodge (Lodge #96) of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, Free and Accepted Masons, where he served as a loyal member for over 70 years. Bill was a life-long member of Christie-Drouin Post 752 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), from the founding of the post in 1950 to its dissolution in 2006. During his long years of faithful service, Bill served in various roles, including Post Commander and Post Quartermaster. Bill started work as a machinist at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in January 1954. During his final years at the Naval Shipyard, Bill served as a Nuclear Safety Instructor. He retired in 1984, following 30 years of service. An avid outdoorsman, Bill was a life time member of the Major Waldron Sportsmen’s Association in Barrington, NH, where he served as a firearms safety instructor for many years. Bill was an active member of the First Parish Congregational Church in Dover, NH for over 50 years. Bill was preceded in death by his only brother, John Richard (Dickie) Hill in 2006.

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William Chester Hill's memorial is located at: Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, Strafford County, USA.
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William Chester Hill death on 10 May 2018 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
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Latitude: 43.1857986
Longitude: -70.8675003

Family Members:

Parent

Chester W Hill

(1905 - 1981)

Eleanor Cloutman Hill

(1906 - 1983)

Spouse

Zelva Pearl Brown Hill

(1927 - 2002)

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