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P47 Pilots Biographies, Last Name Starting With "H"
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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Melville W. Hightshoe
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Along with the other members of the P-47
class, Hightshoe sailed for Europe on the
Queen Elizabeth, arriving off the coast of
Scotland on June 5, 1944. After a short
combat refresher course, he was assigned to
the 350th Squadron on the 353rd Fighter
Group and was privileged to be assigned the
P-47, LH X formerly assigned the group
commander, Colonel Glenn Duncan, a leading ace shot down and working in the underground.
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James E. Hill
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In December 1943, General Hill was
assigned to the European theater of operations as a P-47 fighter pilot. He became a
World War II ace, credited with five enemy
aircraft shot down while flying 127 combat
missions before returning to the United
States in September 1945. After being
released from active duty in December 1945,
he became the commander of a P-51 squadron in the Oklahoma Air National Guard.
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Leroy C. Hill Jr.
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Assigned to
Dover Del. AB as a test pilot. Did quite a bit
of work on the Tiny Tim Rocket and the
G-Suit in flight Test. Also a RTU instructor
and Gunnery Instructor. Flew quite a few
fuel test and the long range N models of the
P-47, the N was designed to escort the B-29s
and they would stay in the air forever. They
were equipped with auto pilot arm rests
cushioned rudder pedals, fully loaded used up
almost 6 thousand feet of runway to get
airborn.
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Ralph Daniel Hixson
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After eight years as Chief Pilot and Flight
Instructor with Tuscarawas County Aviation, Inc., New Philadelphia, Ohio, he
became an executive pilot spending the next
three years flying for several different companies. He flew for Glenn Dye at Steubenville Aero Service, Steubenville-Pier Airport,
Steubenville, Ohio - Five Point Coal Co.
out of Akron, Ohio - V.N. Holderman and
Sons, Columbus, Ohio. He also did some
Flight Instructing for Showalter Flying Service, Orlando, Florida
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Millard U. Hodges
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Mil's fighter time is 5,000 hours, 1,000 in
P-47's. He flew 162 combat missions, and his
awards include the AF Commendation Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross (3 OLC), Air Medal (13 OLC) and many service and foreign medals, awards, commendations and decorations. Among his foreign awards are
Belgian Wings, Republic of China Wings, and
the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit
Citation.
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Wallace A. Hoftiezer
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The 86th, "Home of Rover Joe, the GI's
Friend," was committed to "Operation
Strangle" cutting supply lines to enemy
forces in Italy, supplied ground support and
air cover for the invasion of South France in
mid-August 1944, and in February 1945
was transferred to the 1st Tactical Air Force
supporting the race of U.S. 7th Army across
the Rhine.
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James E. Hogan
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P-47 training 13th Fighter Squadron, Venice, Florida, assigned 367th Squadron, 358th Group in February, 1944. Flew
32 missions with 358th Group, assigned to
Headquarters XIX TAC until returning with
them in Sept., 1945. Released from active
duty as a Captain.
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Geo Holcomb
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Flew P-39's at Victorville and
Moses Lake, P-38's at Ontario and was
assigned to P-47's of the 59th Fighter Squadron in December, 1944. The 59th was guard squadron for "The Hump" and was stationed
at Nagaguli, India. Sat hot and cold alerts and
flew close support missions and road sweeps
during the Burma Campaigns.
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McLoyd M. Hollowell
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Initiated formation aerobatics. Flew several single ship performances in air shows. His only acknowledged trouble with the Jug was when he blew
dust with his wingtips while performing low
level aerobatics which qualified him for the
104 AW and a ninety day assignment to a
radar site.
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Donald K. Holman
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We flew all the D-30
aircraft to Lens Horshing, Austria and the
rest of the airplanes were blown up with
dynamite. I was based at Gross Goreau,
(Y-72) and Schweinfurt with the 86th. I
spent 2 months in an L-5 Sqdn. in Heidelburg
before returning to the States.
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