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 |
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Related Documents | Post Loss Document File #11⇗ 1LT Clarence R. "Chris" Christman Crew, 544th BS (Legacy)⇗ |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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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 |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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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⇗ |