Name:
Karl C. Hilton
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-812426
Unit:
81st Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-30
State:
Oklahoma
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Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt Karl C. Hilton, pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt 42-26291, took off from the A-10 in Carentan on an armed reconnaissance over Villedieu-les-Poêles. He was shot down in aerial combat by a German fighter at 1520.