Hillard Elmo McKeeby
Military381st Bomb Group B-17G 42-97238 GD-I “OUR CAPTAIN” Ridgewell, England 1944
Assigned to 7th Station Complement Sqn, 432 ASGp, 381BG, 8AF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME
Post war: Re-enlisted into USAF, serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Topeka, KS | 26 June 1919 | Son of Ira B and Thyra Cled [McCoy] McKeeby. |
Enlisted |
24 August 1940 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
27 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
Albany NY | 16 August 1946 | Re-Enlistment - 16 Aug 1946 |
Enlisted |
30 November 1968 | ||
Other Discharged USAF |
30 November 1971 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
25 November 1991 | ||
Joplin, MO | |||
Pierce City, MO | |||
Meadville, PA | |||
Based |
Ridgewell | 27 September 1945 | Assigned to 7th Station Complement Sqn, 432 ASGp, 381BG, 8AF. |
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He was my father. (have photos of him)
Wife Kathleen (Britain UK)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx