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Dean J. HILL
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-756576 | |||||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | |||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | Feb. 26, 1923 Los Angeles County CALIFORNIA | |||||||||
| STATE | CALIFORNIA | |||||||||
| FAMILY | - | |||||||||
| RANK | First Lieutenant | |||||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | |||||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | -- |  | ||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 1 october 1943 | |||||||||
| SQUADRON | 335th Fighter Squadron | |||||||||
| GROUP | 4th Fighter Group | |||||||||
| ARMY | 9th Air Force | |||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1944 |  | ||||||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Wood Houx, Coulonces | |||||||||
| DATA BASE |
P-51 Mustang - type B-7NA - s/n 43-6896 WD*F
Macr: 6261 Mission: Ramrod - Escort of Bombardiers Take Off Station 356 Debden, Essex UK Volait en n°4 ( Blue Four ) de la section Caboose Crash probably due to bad weather - Around 8:15 Returning from an escort mission bombing the aviation grounds of Bordeaux-Mérignac A series of events associated with the lack of visibility due to thick fog, seven P-51 and P-38 fighter aircraft will be lost (flight collision and spatial disorientation). | |||||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | |||||||||
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| DECORATION |
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Stele in memory of Dean HILL in Coulonces | ||||||||||
| INFORMATION SOURCES |
HonorStates - Find A Grave - AÉROSTÈLES, lieux de mémoire aéronautique 4th Figther Group - - France-Crashes 39-45 |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Lacey-davisfoundation.org |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |