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Temple Hix Hill

Military

McMillan Crew

30 missions over Germany and France in a B-24

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The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Three airmen of the 392nd Bomb Group with a 597th Bomb Squadron B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-99990) nicknamed "Short Snorter". Jesse Litz is standing in front of the pegasus insignia. Handwritten caption on reverse: '392/597. Jesse LITZ under horse insignia, other two unknown.'

579th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Places

The Control Tower of the 392nd Bomb Group at Wendling. Handwritten caption on reverse: '392BG ex Burtner.'

Wendling

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Marietta, NC, USA	5 May 1923
Enlisted	Fort Bragg, NC, USA	8 February 1943
Died	Apex, NC, USA	19 April 2017

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Date22 Apr 2017 00:47:34

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Dave Wentzel
Carolinas Aviation Museum

Date22 Apr 2017 00:46:47

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Dave Wentzel
Carolinas Aviation Museum

Date22 Apr 2017 00:31:25

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Dave Wentzel
Carolinas Aviation Museum

Date27 Sep 2014 18:25:36

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.b-24.net/aircrew/hnames.html