Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Hill, Carl Victor ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
31128894 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, effective 4 July 1943. |
| Duty |
Flexible Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
25 July 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Post Loss Document File #11⇗
1LT Clarence R. "Chris" Christman Crew, 544th BS (Legacy)⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 1st Lt. Christman, Clarence Ray, "Chris"⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Carroll, Robert Stanley⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Dennett, Vern Becker⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Sears, William Herschel⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| T/SGT. Gillis, John James⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| T/SGT. Detrick, Albert Warren⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Leonard, Robert Alfred⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Hill, Carl Victor | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Goubeaux, Jerome John⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Cannon, Elmer Donald⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1
Combat Mission.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
8⇗ |
14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑30139⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back three to four minutes after crossing the French coast at 0748 hrs due to failure of #1 engine.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
10⇗ |
25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑3088⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR
Sortie Report⇗ |
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