Jonathan Lee Hill

Military

Assigned to 813th Medical Air Evacuation Transportation Squadron, IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command, 9AF USAAF. 50 missions. Shot down on casualty evacuation mission to St Trond, Belgium in C-47B 43-48395. Crash landed 2.5 miles from Aachen, Germany. 27-Sep-44. WIA [50 Calibre bullet through arm and leg] Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 310th Ferry Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18057938 / O-674398
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Nicknames: Mary
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 310th Ferry Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Missouri, USA 1 March 1923 Son of Frank Carry and Lillian May [O'Dell] Hill.

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks, Lemay Township, MO 63125, USA 12 January 1943 Jefferson Barracks Missouri USA.

Other

Shot down

Aachen, Germany 27 September 1944 Shot down on casualty evacuation mission to St Trond, Belgium in C-47B 43-48395. Crash landed 2.5 miles from Aachen, Germany. 27-Sep-44. WIA [50 Calibre bullet through arm and leg] POW.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 27 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Laclede County, MO, USA 24 May 1975
Missouri, USA

Based

Balderton 27 September 1944 Assigned to 813 MAET Sqn, IX AF TCC, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Lebanon, MO 65536, USA Washington Cemetery Lebanon Laclede County Missouri, USA