World War II Honoree

Argus Teel Hill

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Fort Worth, Texas

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Relationship

Relationship Not Determined

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS IN 1944, AND ATTENDED TEXAS AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL (A&M) UNIVERSITY IN COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES, TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER IN BASIC TRAINING AND ADVANCED SPECIALTY TRAINING IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATIONS. DEPLOYED OVERSEAS AND SERVED AS AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER WITH OCCUPATION FORCES IN ISTRES, FRANCE, GIEBELSTATT AND FRANKFURT, GERMANY. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH 'GERMANY' CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.