James A Hilley
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 15 February 1943 in B-24D 41-23783 'Betty Anne' as Tail Gunner. The aircraft was severely damaged by flak over the target at Dunkirk, France and crashed into the sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Connections
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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
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Betty Anne
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Dunkirk, France | 15 February 1943 | Killed when the aircraft was severely damaged by flak over the target ar Dunkirk, France and crashed into the sea. |
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Born |
Elizabeth City, New Jersey | ||
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Buried |
Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot C, Row 31, Grave 4. |
Revisions
A brief story about the life of Sgt. Hilley was created through the Stories Behind the Stars project (www.storiesbehindthestars.org). Volunteers are making an effort to write the stories of all 400,000+ of the US WWII fallen. Go to
https://www.fold3.com/memorial/529854349/james-a-hilley/stories
Sgt. Hilley is memorialized at
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56358763/james-a.-hilley
Lee Cunningham 16-Feb-2015. Added SN and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC); made connection to PLace, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; added KIA event, added crew position and loss details to Biography per "Losses of the 8th 7 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p.76 by Bishop and Hey , ABMC web site