Joseph Edward Hill
MilitaryShot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30790 'Cue Ball', Prisoner of War (POW). Sergeant Hill was the very first member of the 511th BS
POW Medal/ Air Medal/ EAME Medal/ Atlantic Theater Medal
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cue Ball
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
10 November 1985 | ||
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Born |
California | ||
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Buried |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 9 October 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Updated middle name per MACR 878 at fold3.com.
Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28611518/28611527
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Jo…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 878 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database