World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Louis G. Hill, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Indianapolis, Indiana
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE JOINED THE ARMY IN SEPTEMBER 1941, THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE JAPANESE ATTACKED PEARL HARBOR. WAS A B-25 BOMBER PILOT AND FLIGHT LEADER. HE LATER JOINED THE AIR FORCE PROGRAM FOR BLACK PILOTS IN TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA AND EARNED HIS WINGS IN 1944.