George Crozer Hildebrant
Hildebrant
George Crozer
CA
World War, 1939-1945
Army Air Forces/Corps
466th Bomb Group
First Lieutenant
United States; England; Germany; France
Yes
Veteran
Sergeant George Hilderbrant, Fort Ordd, California [1943]
Sergeant George C. Hilderbrant at Fort Ordd
[1943]
Aviation cadet George Hilderbrant. "Note tubes sticking out of helmet through which instructor yelled instructions."
[1942]
"My bunk"
New Mexico, "Our crew": [L. to R. top row] Pilot Al Strom, Co-Pilot George Hilderbrant, Navigator Bob Matheson, Bombardier Dick Monroe, Engineer Roy Crow, [L. to R. kneeling] Radio Operator Durant, Tail Gunner Lewis, Waist Gunners Bell and Smith; Ball Gunner Kelly
[L. to R.] George Hilderbrant, Bob Matheson, Al Strom, Dick Monroe
"Germany, the remains of our plane on Easter Sunday, 9 April 1944."
April 9, 1944
"Irma Schultz Wenglegr, the woman who spoke to me, and her dog who greeted me, as I lay on the ground"
Identification photo taken at Dulagluft
April 1944
Identification photo taken at Dulagluft
April 1944
In the Air, On the Ground.: World War II Experiences of George C. Hilderbrant.
In the Air, On the Ground.: World War II Experiences of George C. Hilderbrant.
Telegram to Mrs. Miriam A. Hilderbrant informing her that her son is a prisoner of war [circa April 1944]
Telegram to Mrs. Miriam A. Hilderbrant informing her that her son is a prisoner of war [circa April 1944]
Letter to Mom and Dad [October 24, 1944]
Letter to Mom and Dad [October 24, 1944]
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.03398/
DLC-AFC
2023-06-05
loc.natlib.afc2001001.03398