John Rankin Hill Sr

Military

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. George Rowe crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.



Post war: Served in Korea and Vietnam conflicts

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

George B Rowe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-816595
  • Role/Job: 1091, Pilot

Aircraft

42-37788

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell's Messenger
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 364th Fighter Group 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-97150

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Queen
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-97263

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Margaret
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

43-37843

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Alex
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kannapolis, NC 31 December 1923 Son of John Wilbern and Kate [Carswell] Hill.

Enlisted

Camp Croft, SC 29 October 1942 Camp Croft, South Carolina

Died

San Antonio, TX 14 February 1989

Buried

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX 17 February 1989 Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Based

Grafton Underwood Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/300631909
https://www.fold3.com/record/84078124-john-r-hill
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4597
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/791351/john-r-hill

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