Richard C Hill Jr

Military

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 42-29686 'Pie Eyed Piper. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29686

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pie-Eyed Piper
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 August 1943

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1732;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 290

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Contributorbombercommand
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Sources

http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1732

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 290 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database