Alton Shelby Hill
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 53784 - 2nd Lt Alton S Hill, 95BG
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97223, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3807
Awards: AM, PH
Connections
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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: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20420379 / O-754442
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Houston, TX | 27 October 1922 | Son of William Shelby and Corine M [LeBlanc] Hill. |
|
Enlisted |
Houston, TX | 23 September 1942 | Houston, Texas |
|
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Baltic Sea | 11 April 1944 - 11 April 1944 | Shot down 11-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97223. Killed in Action (KIA). |
| Houston, Texas, USA | |||
|
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
|
Based |
Horham | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84823987/alton-s-hill-wwii-army-enlistment…
https://www.fold3.com/record/529897346/alton-s-hill-american-battle-mon…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56290698/alton-s-hill
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108965637/alton-shelby-hill
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3807 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
