Name:
Robert Vernon Hill
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
35644893
Unit:
412th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-08-02
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
B
Row:
23
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Spouse of Betty A. Hill of Franklin Furnace, Ohio.
Radio Operator of the B-17G 42-102700 "I'll Get By," which took off from Station 119 in Horham, Suffolk, UK on 2 August 1944. Hit by flak and exploded in mid-air at 1754h near Lisieux, France. Three crewmen survived the event and were taken prisoner, and seven were killed.