William Lee Hill
Military
Pilot - Charles R. Vogel
Co-Pilot - Boyd F. Buckingham
Navigator - James O. Dawson
Bombardier - Alfred K. Berryman
Top Turret - Francis Paul Schmidle
Radio - Steven C. Hathaway
- Joe Etzler
- Donald J. Sims
Ball Turret - James W. Engle
Waist 1 - Harold M. Engelsen
Waist 2 - Frank L. Tropp
- Walter W. Wilmont
Tail Turret - William Lee Hill
Public database
Object Number - UPL 51887 - B-17G Sioux Princess Vogel Crew: Pilot - Charles R. Vogel Co-Pilot - Boyd F. Buckingham Navigator - James O. Dawson Bombardier - Alfred K....
Assigned to 551BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Painted the nose art onto B-17 'Sioux Princess'.
Awards: AM (OLC), EAME, WWII Victory.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Top turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 35894737
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 551st Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-779018
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Smoot, Wyoming | 8 October 1922 | BornSmoot, Wyoming |
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Enlisted |
Fort Francis E Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming | 14 September 1943 | EnlistedFort Francis E Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming |
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Other Discharged |
15 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
Logan, Utah | 24 June 2009 | DiedLogan, Utah |
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Buried |
Mendon City Cemetery Mendon, Utah | 27 June 2009 | InterredMendon City CemeteryMendon, Utah |
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