Curtis Bryson Hill Sr
MilitaryAssigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. Prisoner of War (POW). 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13023319 / T-120336
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Ginger
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Cincinnati, OH, USA | 15 September 1942 | |
Other Shot down / baled out |
62600 Berck, France | 21 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. POW. 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 21 April 1944 - 15 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIb. |
Died |
Louisville, KY, USA | 18 October 2013 | |
Kentucky, USA | |||
Based |
Andrews Field | 21 April 1944 | Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Central Ave, Pewee Valley, KY 40056, USA | Saint Aloysius Cemetery Pewee Valley Oldham County Kentucky, USA |
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