Kelly Hill Jr

Military
media-30843.jpeg UPL 30843 Henry J. Rodgers Crew
388th BG - 562nd Bomb Squadron
B-17F-45-BO #42-3295 "Tech Supply"

Standing L to R: Jerome I. Flohr (N), Henry J. Rodgers (P), L.B. Lewis (CP), Seldon B. Smith (B)

Kneeling L to R": William D. Sawyer (WG), Kelly Hill (WG), Edward C. Pawlicki (BTG), Jack Smith Ford (TG), Joseph E. Hallam (R/O), Edward L. Franklin (FE) 388th Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 30843 - Henry J. Rodgers Crew 388th BG - 562nd Bomb Squadron B-17F-45-BO #42-3295 "Tech Supply" Standing L to R: Jerome I. Flohr (N), Henry J. Rodgers...

24 AUG 1943 after takeoff from N. Africa, shuttlerun to Regensburg, ac B17 42-30230 'Homesick Angel' ran out of gas and crashed in cornfield in Suffolk.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Henry J Rodgers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-733729
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A crashed B-17F Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-30230) nicknamed "Homesick Angel", 24 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(GAD-15-4-388)(24-8-43)(A/C No. 230230 Type B-17F)." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Rodgers. See note. Homesick Angel.'

42-30230

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Homesick Angel
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group, and their mascot "Peggy", with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3295) nicknamed "Tech Supply". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: J I Flohr, H J Rodgers, P Lewis, S B Smith, W Sawyer, K Hill, E Pawlicki, J Ford, J Hallam, E Franklin, "Peggy".'

42-3295

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tech Supply / Wailuiku Maid
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

42-39861

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ramp Tramp

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Texas, USA 30 March 1918

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA, USA 14 April 1942

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 24 July 1943 - 20 December 1943

Other

Rescued

24 August 1943

Died

California, USA 15 April 1978
Fresno County, CA, USA

Enlisted

Revisions

Date18 May 2022 14:07:31
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to highest rank, biography, events and media associations
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p.254-5 with picture of plane

Date6 Dec 2017 01:23:12
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to suffix
Sources

http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-HIL06…

Date6 Dec 2017 01:22:22
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, events, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=7512122
http://death-records.mooseroots.com/l/212199469/Kelly-Hill
http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-HIL06…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:47
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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