Hill, George William (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1945-June-12

Flight Sergeant George William Hill RCAF

Birth Date: 1924-September-18

Born:

Parents: Son of Roland E. Hill and Violet E. Hill, of Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Turner Valley, Alberta

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

356 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
We Bring Freedom And Assistance

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/222040

Home
Google MapTurner Valley, Alberta
Final Burial
Google MapMilitary Cemetery
Coll grave 10 J 1-9
356 Squadron (We Bring Freedom And Assistance). The crew of Liberator aircraft KH 316 were bombing Japanese troop concentrations at Alugale, Burma when their aircraft burst into flames. The Liberator then hit a hill and disintegrated west of the village of Laungchaung, Maya Peninsula, Burma. F/Os F.R. Ross, R.G. Fisher, R.M. Clarke, FSs S.J. Veres, P.N. Humeniski, J.C. Hodichak, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Liberator KH316

Flying Officer Robert Mackenzie Clarke RCAF

Flying Officer Clarke, Robert Mackenzie (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-June-12
Military Cemetery, Akyab, Myanmar

Flying Officer Ralph George Henry Fisher RCAF

Flying Officer Fisher, Ralph George Henry (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1945-June-12
Htauk Kyant War Memorial Cemetery, Pyay Road, Yangon, Myanmar

Flight Sergeant George William Hill RCAF

Flight Sergeant Hill, George William (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-June-12
Military Cemetery, Akyab, Myanmar

Flight Sergeant John Carl Hodichak RCAF

Flight Sergeant Hodichak, John Carl (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-June-12
Htauk Kyant War Memorial Cemetery, Pyay Road, Yangon, Myanmar

Flight Sergeant Peter Nicholas Humeniski RCAF

Flight Sergeant Humeniski, Peter Nicholas (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-June-12
Yangon/Rangoon War Cemetery, Yangoon, Myanmar

Flying Officer Floyd Reginald Ross RCAF

Flying Officer Ross, Floyd Reginald (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-June-12
Htauk Kyant War Memorial Cemetery, Pyay Road, Yangon, Myanmar

Flight Sergeant Stephen John Veres RCAF

Flight Sergeant Veres, Stephen John (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-June-12
Military Cemetery, Akyab, Myanmar