Neil served as a Second Lieutenant & Pilot on AT-11 (#42-36839), 2509th Base Unit, Big Spring Army Airfield,
Texas, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
Neil died in the "Line Of Duty" when his training plane
collided in mid-air with AT-11 (#42-37635) in the skies near the airfield during the war.
All aboard both aircraft were killed.
Service # O2076083
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on AT-11 (#42-36839):
Blake, George E ~ 2nd Lt, Iowa
Hildebrand, Neil C ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Hilgendork, Chester W ~ Cadet, Wisconsin
Jackson, Clyde E ~ Cadet, Oklahoma
Kerico, Joseph W ~ Cadet, Pennsylvania
Airmen who perished on AT-11 (#42-37635):
Marence, John, Jr ~ FO, Wisconsin
Meade, Rowland H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Shoberg, Leonard C ~ Cadet, Minnesota
Smaniotto, Gildo ~ Cadet, Illinois
Thompson, John W ~ Cadet, Washington
(Crew Reports by: Tim Cook)
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Texas, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
Neil died in the "Line Of Duty" when his training plane
collided in mid-air with AT-11 (#42-37635) in the skies near the airfield during the war.
All aboard both aircraft were killed.
Service # O2076083
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on AT-11 (#42-36839):
Blake, George E ~ 2nd Lt, Iowa
Hildebrand, Neil C ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Hilgendork, Chester W ~ Cadet, Wisconsin
Jackson, Clyde E ~ Cadet, Oklahoma
Kerico, Joseph W ~ Cadet, Pennsylvania
Airmen who perished on AT-11 (#42-37635):
Marence, John, Jr ~ FO, Wisconsin
Meade, Rowland H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Shoberg, Leonard C ~ Cadet, Minnesota
Smaniotto, Gildo ~ Cadet, Illinois
Thompson, John W ~ Cadet, Washington
(Crew Reports by: Tim Cook)
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Neil served as a Second Lieutenant & Pilot on AT-11 (#42-36839), 2509th Base Unit, Big Spring Army Airfield,
Texas, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
Neil died in the "Line Of Duty" when his training plane
collided in mid-air with AT-11 (#42-37635) in the skies near the airfield during the war.
All aboard both aircraft were killed.
Service # O2076083
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on AT-11 (#42-36839):
Blake, George E ~ 2nd Lt, Iowa
Hildebrand, Neil C ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Hilgendork, Chester W ~ Cadet, Wisconsin
Jackson, Clyde E ~ Cadet, Oklahoma
Kerico, Joseph W ~ Cadet, Pennsylvania
Airmen who perished on AT-11 (#42-37635):
Marence, John, Jr ~ FO, Wisconsin
Meade, Rowland H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Shoberg, Leonard C ~ Cadet, Minnesota
Smaniotto, Gildo ~ Cadet, Illinois
Thompson, John W ~ Cadet, Washington
(Crew Reports by: Tim Cook)
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Texas, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
Neil died in the "Line Of Duty" when his training plane
collided in mid-air with AT-11 (#42-37635) in the skies near the airfield during the war.
All aboard both aircraft were killed.
Service # O2076083
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on AT-11 (#42-36839):
Blake, George E ~ 2nd Lt, Iowa
Hildebrand, Neil C ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Hilgendork, Chester W ~ Cadet, Wisconsin
Jackson, Clyde E ~ Cadet, Oklahoma
Kerico, Joseph W ~ Cadet, Pennsylvania
Airmen who perished on AT-11 (#42-37635):
Marence, John, Jr ~ FO, Wisconsin
Meade, Rowland H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Shoberg, Leonard C ~ Cadet, Minnesota
Smaniotto, Gildo ~ Cadet, Illinois
Thompson, John W ~ Cadet, Washington
(Crew Reports by: Tim Cook)
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