World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George R. Hilliard
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cincinnati, Ohio
Honored By
George Hilliard
Operated primarily against strategic objectives in Germany, attacking targets such as factories in Berlin, warehouses in Munich, marshalling yards in Saarbruken, shipping facilities in Kiel, oil refineries in Meersburg and aircraft plants in Muenster. Temporarily suspended strategic missions to attack coastal defenses and enemy troops on the Cherbourg Peninsula during the Normandy invasion.