John Parker Hillerman Jr
Military
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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
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
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Site type: Airfield
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 |