During World War II, Cameron Hart became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 6 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. After the war he remained in the service, and was killed in a P-47N accident in Alabama in 1946.
Sponsored by:
Cameron
MacDonald
Hart
DNB (1946)
1919
–
January 16, 1946
Born:
Westfield
,
New Jersey
Home:
Westfield
,
New Jersey
Buried:
Elmira
,
New York
Cemetery:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Awards Received
-
Distinguished Flying Cross
-
Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States Army Air ForcesRank:
Captain (Air Corps)Batallion:
63d Fighter SquadronRegiment:
56th Fighter GroupDivision:
8th Air ForceAction Date:
World War II
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain (Air Corps) Cameron MacDonald Hart (ASN: 0-803379), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a P-47 Fighter Pilot of the 63d Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in action against the enemy in aerial combat in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.