Marvin Edward Hild
Military
490th BG FB page
Object Number - UPL 55988 - Marvin E. Hild - KIA 6-June-1944
Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 6-Jun-44 in B-24 42-94885. Most of the crew bailed out over the Channel. Pilot crash landed plane on beach with co-pilot and navigator. Marvin Hild KIA. Total 4 KIA, 6 RTD. MACR 6299.
Awards: AM, PH.
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maxwell House
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Grand Island, Nebraska | 11 October 1922 | Son of Oscar and Anna [Siebrasse] Hild. |
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Died |
English Channel | 6 June 1944 | |
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Based |
Eye | 6 June 1944 | Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/706289105/blank-us-wwii-hospital-admission…
https://www.fold3.com/record/529900587/marvin-e-hild-american-battle-mo…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56290695/marvin-edward-hild
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131806856/marvin-edward-hild
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6299
