World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Harold Homer Hill
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Anthony J. Engel, Jr.
Relationship
Great-Nephew
SERVED ON USS SPENCE DD-512, FROM THE DATE SHE WAS COMMISSIONED, JANUARY 8, 1943, UNTIL SHE WENT DOWN IN A TYPHOON ON DECEMBER 18, 1944. USS SPENCE EARNED 8 BATTLE STARS: TREASURY-BOUGAINVILLE OPERATION 1943; BISMARCK-ARCHIPELAGO OPERATION 1943-1944; ASIATIC-PACIFIC RAIDS 1944; HOLLANDIA OPERATION 1944; MARIANA ISLANDS OPERATION 1944; TINIAN CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION 1944; LEYTE OPERATION 1944; CONSOLIDATION OF SOLOMON/NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS 1943-1945. RANK: GUNNER'S MATE 1ST CLASS.