LeRoy Melbourne Hill

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by Fw190 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28749. A/C exploded after loss of control. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-28749

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wild Irish Rose
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Little Rock, AR, USA 3 November 1942

Died

Hanover, Germany 29 April 1944 Shot down by Fw190 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28749. A/C exploded after loss of control. Killed in Action (KIA).
Mabelvale, Arkansas

Born

Mabelvale, Little Rock, AR, USA Son of Janie D Hill.

Buried

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4943 and Watts book, page 83. Shot down by fighter en route to target Berlin; 7 KIA, 3 POW