World War II Honoree

Earle Ward Hille, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Independence, Kansas

Honored By

Ruth Hille Gascoigne & Robert W. Hille

Relationship

Sister & Brother

HE SERVED AS A MAJOR IN U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE. HE FLEW THE P-38 FIGHTER IN ENGLAND AND WAS STATIONED THERE FOR 42 MONTHS. HE FLEW WITH GENERAL DOOLITTLE AT ONE TIME. HE WAS THE FIRST MAN TO BAIL OUT OF A P-38 AND LIVE, WHEN HE HAD TO BAIL OUT OVER DAYTON, OHIO ON THEIR WAY TO EUROPE. HE RETURNED TO DENVER, COLORADO AND LIVED THERE UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1972. HE IS BURIED IN DENVER.