Name:
Hilario Rodriguez Escamilla
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
38420899
Unit:
405th Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1944-10-02
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Panteón de Dolores, Monterrey, Mexico
Plot:
Central-IV-N-1
Row:
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Hilario Rodriguez Escamilla was born on October 21, 1919, in Vidor, Texas. He served in the 405th Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Medium, as Staff Sergeant and a crew member of the B-25J Mitchell #43-28035 during World War II.
On October 2, 1944, he was on the crew of the North American B-25J Mitchell #43-28035 when they took off during a mission in the South Pacific. They were to attack Japanese defenses at Boeli Sarani Jetties, northwest of Buli Bay, Halmahera Island, Indonesia. MACR records show that four men of the crew were killed or missing.
SSgt Escamilla is now buried in the Panteón de Dolores in Monterrey, Mexico.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, honostates.org