R W Hill

Military

Shot down by flak after getting lost on a flight to lead a PFF flight from Seething and attempting to land at Bergen, Holland and crashed along the Bergenswerg in B-24H #42-7645 on 2 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-7645

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 814th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

2 March 1944

Buried

Texas

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, MACR 3199