John Rankin Hill Sr
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816595
- Role/Job: 1091, Pilot
Aircraft
- 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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Queen
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Margaret
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Alex
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
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. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…