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HILL, Robert Hazelton - Date of
birth
14 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Perry County, Ohio -
Hometown
Corning, Perry County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15125602 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
365th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near St. Mauritz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 33 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
William J. Hill (father)
Mary H. (Hazelton) Hill (mother)
Lois H. Hill (sister)
William D. Hill (brother)
Maxime V. (Fouts) Hill (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38151 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Zwickau, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 9355
More information
Sgt Robert H. Hill was a clerk.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Columbus, Ohio on 8 July 1942. He trained in San Antonio, Texas; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Yuma, Arizona and completed his training at the Combat Crew Training School in Sioux City, Iowa. He embarked to the ETO in July 1944.
The group encountered intense accurate flak. The tip of the left wing was blown off which stated a fire at the wing tip and also in No. 4 engine. The airplane went straight down in a slow spin. Eyewitnesses reported it exploded at about 8,000 feet. No parachutes were seen. Two crew members were taken prisoner, eight were killed. They were initially buried at the community cemetery of Sprakel on 9 October 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18238601
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com, Laura Phillips, Baggins, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book 43-J Texas