William Lee Hill
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| Birth name | William Lee Hill |
| Nickname(s) | Dubie |
| Born | Huntington, West Virginia |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1943-1964 |
| Rank | Major |
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William "Dubie" Lee Hill (1920-1981) was an American military aviator who served during World War II as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen. Hill was shot down twice during WWII,[1] and he has been given credit for shooting down one enemy plane.[2]
Early life[edit]
Hill grew up in Huntington, West Virginia and had one sister named Lilian.[citation needed]
Military service[edit]
World War II[edit]
On December 5, 1943, Hill started training as a U.S. Army Air Corps Cadet.[4] He received his wings and was sent to the Tuskegee. He had the rank of flight Officer and he received his wings from the Tuskegee Institute and he was assigned to the 332d Fighter Group.[5][6]
Two times Hill's planes were shot down and he suffered severe burns to his body and his face.[1]
Hill has been given credit for shooting down an enemy Bf 109 on August 23, 1944.[2] Hill was escorting B-24 Liberator bombers to Markersdorf, Germany when his escort mission encountered 14 Bf 09s. One of the B-24 bombers was also shot down on that mission.[5]
Hill continued in active service after the war and in 1947 he was trained as a meteorologist, and served two additional tours overseas. He achieved the rank of Major and then retired in 1964 from Grand Forks Air Force Base.[7]
Awards[edit]
- Air Medal x 3
- Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2006[8][1]
- Purple Heart
See also[edit]
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- Executive Order 9981
- List of Tuskegee Airmen
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- List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Local Tuskegee Airmen honored". HD Media Company, LLC. Herald Dispatch. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Smith, Erica (26 September 2009). "Aerial victory credits for the Tuskegee Airmen". STLtoday.com. Saint Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ↑ Rice, Markus. "The Men and Their Airplanes: The Fighters." Tuskegee Airmen, 1 March 2000.
- ↑ "List of Pilot Graduates". Tuskegee.edu. Tuskegee University. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Caver, Joseph; Ennels, Jerome A.; Haulman, Daniel Lee (2011). The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History, 1939-1949. NewSouth Books. p. 179. ISBN 9781588382443. Retrieved 12 August 2020. Search this book on
- ↑ "Tuskegees Latest Graduates with Wings and Commissions". Cleveland, Call and Post. 25 December 1943. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Cole, Ronald H. (2006). "Air Power History" (PDF). Black History. 53 (2): 29. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ↑ "Public Law 109–213—APR. 11, 2006 Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen" (PDF). Congress.gov. US Library of Congress. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Notes[edit]
External links[edit]
- Fly (2009 play about the 332d Fighter Group)
- Tuskegee Airmen at Tuskegee University
- Tuskegee Airmen Archives at the University of California, Riverside Libraries.
- Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
- Tuskegee Airmen National Museum
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