Billy Hugo Huish
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Removed associations not depicted in photo
Object Number - UPL 19149 - Billy H. Huish - 1943
Billy Huish was Navigator on B-17 "Skunkface"#42-29656 of the 91st Bomb Group / 322nd Bomb Squadron, shot down by enemy fighters on 20 February 1944 over Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2460. Initially evaded with the help of Belgians, the Maquis Group he was hiding with in Rièzes was denounced by a Belgian traitor. Huish, 7 other American airmen and two Belgian underground members were captured by the Germans. The Belgians were sent to camps in Germany and died in deportation. Billy Huish and the seven other Americans were shot in cold-blood by German troops at Saint-Rémy, near Chimay, Belgium on 22 April 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803930
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17065646 and O-744176
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13026553
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15125163 and O-746370
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13083837
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Terrible Ten : Skunkface
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Douglas, Arizona, USA | 17 October 1918 | the son of Heber Allen Huish and Edna Lillan (Haymore) Huish |
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Enlisted |
Tucson, Arizona, United States | 19 June 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
in the Chimay area, Belgium | 20 February 1944 - 22 April 1944 | Helped by Belgian patriots and Underground members, he evaded capture for two months in the Chimay area. Like 9 others, 7 US airmen and two Belgian Underground members, he was captured. The eight Americans were coldly executed by German soldiers after the 22 April 1944 raid in the woods of Saint-Rémy-lez-Chimay. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Saint-Remy, Belgium | 22 April 1944 | After evading capture for two months in the Chimay area, Billy found himself hidden in a woods with other evading airmen in the Maquis de Rièzes. Like 9 others, 7 US airmen and two Belgian Underground members, he was captured. Billy Huish and 7 other US airmen were coldly executed by German soldiers after the 22 April 1944 raid in the woods of Saint-Rémy-lez-Chimay, Belgium |
| Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, United States | |||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Billy Huish rests at plot O, Row 2, Grave 10 |
Revisions
Updated the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56299997.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56299997/billy-hugo-huish
Changed details of bio (the 2 Belgians were not executed on 22-04-1944)
MACR 2460 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
