Thomas Kelly Hill
Military
Object Number - UPL 41681 - 1st Lt Thomas K Hill 612BS, 401BG.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Politz 7-Oct-44 in B-17 42-31087 'Boche Buster'. Landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 9758.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-718225
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14102714 / O-771868
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32984035
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18216592
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14134613
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Columbus, OH | 19 January 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Santa Ana, CA | 12 February 1943 | Santa Ana, California |
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Other Interned |
Sweden | 7 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Politz 7-Oct-44 in B-17 42-31087 'Boche Buster'. Landed in Sweden. Interned (INT). MACR 9758 |
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Died |
14 August 1963 | ||
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Buried |
Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus, Franklin County, OH | 17 August 1963 | Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 7 October 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 9758;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9758,
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