AIR COMMANDO 2 Hill, Robert La Verne

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Hill​

• FORENAME

Robert La Verne​

• UNIT

37 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group)​

• RANK

Technical Sergeant​

• NUMBER

309263499​

• DATE OF DEATH

18th October 1966​

• AGE

35​

• GRAVESITE

Honolulu Memorial,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Detroit,Michigan​

born 25.9.1931​

husband of Bessie Mae Hill (1030-2005)​

served Korean War​

awards D.F.C. with 2 oak leaf clusters,Air Medal with 7 oak leaf clusters,Air Force Commendation Medal​

flight mechanic​

HU-16 Albatross (51-7145)​

MIA Gulf of Tonkin,off North Vietnam​

body not recovered​

declared dead 18.7.1973​

promoted Chief Master Sergeant while MIA​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 11E Line 87​

San Francisco National Cemetery,San Francisco,California Section H Site 4 (memorial stone)​

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