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HILL, Keith Wellington - Date of
birth
12 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Wellston, Jackson County, Ohio -
Hometown
Wellston, Jackson County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35217947 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
751st Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Outskirts of Wörth am Rhein, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
George H. Hill (father)
Richie M. (Ervin) Hill (mother)
Thelma M. Hill (sister)
Ervin H. Hill (brother)
Cedric L. Hill (brother)
Ronald R. Hill (brother)
Beverlee V. Hill (sister)
Dianne S. Hill (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38795 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Maximiliansau, Germany
MACR: 11586
More information
T/Sgt Keith W. Hill was a sales clerk at G F Campbell Wellston before he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 19 April 1943.Flak hit the bomb bay. The airplane exploded and crashed near Wörth am Rhein, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Jackson City OH & Kinfolk
Photo source: www.457thbombgroupassoc.org