John Parker Hillerman Jr

Military
media-48590.jpeg UPL 48590 Members of the 416th BG after receiving decorations 11 July 1944
Left to Right:
Captain Frank J. Harrold - Pilot - 669th BS
1LT Vernon H. Powell - B/N - 668th BS
Captain John P. Hillerman - Pilot - 670th BS
Captain Paul G. Atkinson - Pilot - 669th BS
Major William J. Meng - Pilot/Squadron Commander - 671st BS
Captain Lowell E. Geffinger - Bomb Sight Officer - 668th BS
Captain David Hulse - Pilot - 670th BS
1LT William B. Ostrander - Pilot - 670th BS

Object Number - UPL 48590 - Members of the 416th BG after receiving decorations 11 July 1944 Left to Right: Captain Frank J. Harrold - Pilot - 669th BS 1LT Vernon H. Powell -...

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35621083
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: La France Libre, Miss Laid
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Betty Bear
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Cille
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tulsa, Oklahoma 19 April 1919
Tulsa, Oklahoma 16 October 1940 316 1/2 North Rosedale Apt 3 Worked for Sinclair Oil

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Bernay, France 4 March 1944

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Merzig, Germany 19 November 1944 Flew 66 combat missions

Died

Sacramento, California 30 October 2010

Buried

Dixon, California 3 November 2010 Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Dixon, Solano County, California, USA Plot Section 14; Site 1404

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