| Unit | 282nd Aviation Company |
|---|---|
| Rank | Sergeant First Class U.S. Army |
| Entered Service From | Fallon Nevada |
| Date of Death | January 21 1968 |
| Status | Recovered |
| Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Sergeant First Class Hill was a member of 282nd Assault Helicopter Company, 212nd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade. On January 21, 1968, he was the door gunner of a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1D) inserting South Vietnamese troops at an old French fort near Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. When the aircraft was on the ground North Vietnamese troops attacked. Initially listed as missing in action, SFC Hill's remains were recovered and identified. SFC Hill 's remains are interred at private cemetery in Killeen, TX. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
