World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gideon Dee Hill, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A CREW CHIEF ON A CURTISS-WRIGHT C-46 COMMANDO IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA CAMPAIGN. STATIONED IN INDIA UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL JOSEPH 'VINEGAR JOE' STILWELL, HIS UNIT FLEW GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES OVER THE HIMALAYAS 'THE HUMP' TO SUPPLY ALLIED FORCES IN BURMA AND THOSE OF THE NATIONALIST CHINESE LEADER CHIANG KAI-SHEK.