World War II Honoree

David Lee 'Tex' Hill

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Kentucky

Honored By

Joe Feaster

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

GENERAL HILL FLEW WITH GENERAL CLAIRE CHENNAULT AS A MEMBER OF THE FLYING TIGERS, A VOLUNTEER GROUP OF AMERICAN AVIATORS WHO FLEW DURING WWII TO DEFEND CHINA, WHICH HAD NO AIR FORCE OF ITS OWN. SERVED AS BOTH FLIGHT LEADER AND THEN SQUADRON LEADER OF THE 2ND SQUADRON, FLYING THE CURTIS P-40 FIGHTER WITH THE DISTINCTIVE SHARK'S TEETH PAINT SCHEME ON THE NOSE OF THE PLANE. DURING HIS TIME AS A FLYING TIGER PILOT, HE WAS CREDITED WITH 12 AERIAL VICTORIES.