FRE 4411
IMAGEStaff Sergeant Charles D. Hill a waist gunner of the 306th Bomb Group in position inside his B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed for publication 2 Feb 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'American Airmen Who Made First Daylight Raid On Geramny. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Staff Sgt. Charles D. Hill of Baltimore, Maryland, the waist gunner of the first Fortress to bomb Wilhelmshaven. TET 254771/2. 1-2-43.' On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13050532
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner