Leroy Melbourne Hill was born 3 August 1920, Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas to Augustus L. & Janie D. (Lewis) Hill. Enlistment papers show Leroy attended 4 years of high school and afterwards his occupation was sales person. Leroy enlisted in the Army Air Corps at Little Rock Arkansas 3 Nov 1942. He was attached to the 790th Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, Heavy with duty as Tail Gunner. S/Sgt Hill was killed in action 29 Apr 1944. Their destination was Berlin, Germany. They were shot down Near Celle, Germany. S/Sgt Hill is memorialized at Plot D Row 24 Grave 15 Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium, and in the Red Yard Cemetery at Hartford, Sebastian Co., Ar. "We were in position in the high flight of the Second Section of our Group. Formation. In the vicinity of Hanover, we were attacked from 12 o'clock level by three F.W. 190's. As they came thru the formation, I saw #4 engine of B-24 H-41-28749 hit and then start windmilling. At the same time the entire leading edge of the right vertical stabilizer was hit, the slipstream then ripped it right off. The airplane lost speed and was observed by my Navigator, Lt. Brueggemann to slip out of formation. My tail gurret gunner, S/Sgt Carlton W Smith, reported seeing seven parachutes leaving this plane."