Jonathan Lee Hill
MilitaryAssigned 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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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
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
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |