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David Lee "Tex" Hill (born July 13, 1915, in Kwangju, Korea died October 11, 2007 in San Antonio (Terrell Hills), Texas) was a fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II, with later service in Korea. He earned his wings as a U.S. Naval Aviator in 1939 and joined the fleet as a TBD Torpedo bomber pilot before joining a SBD dive bomber squadron aboard USS Ranger. In 1941, he was recruited with other Navy, Army and Marine Corps pilots to join the 1st American Volunteer Group (better known by its later nickname of the Flying Tigers). He learned to fly the Curtiss P-40 in the AVG training program in Burma and did well as a fighter pilot in the 2nd Pursuit Squadron as a flight leader and then squadron commander becoming one of the top aces under the tutelage of Claire Chennault. This article is about Gwangju Metropolitan City in South Korea. ...
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After the AVG was replaced by the USAAF 23rd Fighter Group in July 1942, Hill remained with Chennault taking over the 75th Fighter Squadron and later becoming group commander, credited with a total of 18.25 victories. Postwar, he joined the Texas Air National Guard, in which capacity he was a combat pilot during the Korean war. He ended his military career in the Air Force Reserves, retiring as a brigadier general. He holds the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Presidential Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster, Chinese Order of the Cloud Banner 4th, 5th and 6th grades, 2-Star Wing Decorations, Chinese Victory Medal, and British Distinguished Flying Cross. USAAF recruitment poster. ...
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References
- David Lee Hill and Reagan Schaupp - Tex Hill: Flying Tiger ISBN 1-885354-15-0
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