FRANCIS HILL Durant

Citadel Class 1938
Date of Death 1-okt-42
Service USA
War World War II
Cemetery Elmwood Cemetery and Annex
Rank abbr. MAJ CPT

Born state SC
State SC
Service Number O-366339
Entered the service from South Carolina
Function Pilot

Plane Data Douglas C-39 (DC-2)
Plane serial number C-39 # 38-524
Theater United States
Status DNB
Casualty details DNB, Unknown location
Place of death Maj, USAAC, crash; slammed into hill at high speed, 22 fatalities, worst crash DC-2 at that time, 3rd worst to-date
Spot 24 km (15 mls) NW of Coamo (Puerto Rico)
Town Georgetown
Biography https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19421001-1

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