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Robert Vernon Hill is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17G 'I'll Get By' (42-102700) Crash Marker -95th Bomber Group

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:

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Grave:

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.