2Lt James Spencer Hill

2Lt James Spencer Hill

Birth
Death 7 Feb 1945 (aged 20)
At Sea
Memorial Site*
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines

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Memorial ID 56783018 · View Source
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Son of Harry Hill who resided in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee.

James served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-25J #44-29574, 71st Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Blount County, Tennessee prior to the war.

B-25J #44-29574 took off, with a crew of 6, from Lingayen Airfield, Pangasinan, Luzon, Philippines on a strike mission off the coast of Formosa (Taiwan).

They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and were seen crashing approximately 10 miles off Takao, Formosa. The entire crew was lost.

James was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.

He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # O-836602

James also has a "Cenotaph" in the Arlington Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Tennessee.
" Click Here " for that record.

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Airmen who perished on B-25J #44-29574:

Burrows, Jack A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Craig, Tyler M, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, VA
Fahrnbruch, Donald H ~ 1st Lt, Nav/Bmb, NE
Genz, Bernard D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WI
Hill, James S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Rush, Alva J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

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  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: 8 Aug 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial 56783018
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt James Spencer Hill (2 Apr 1924–7 Feb 1945), Find a Grave Memorial no. 56783018, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines ; Maintained by War Graves (contributor 6) .