World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Henry C. Hillis
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Crash, Arkansas
Honored By
Mr. Freeman L. Rose
SEA DUTY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. HIS SHIP, ALONG WITH OTHER U.S. AND BRITISH SHIPS, WAS ANCHORED IN THE HARBOR AT BARI, ITALY WHEN BOMBED BY GERMAN PLANES. HE WAS KILLED AT THAT TIME, DECEMBER 2, 1943.