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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    363d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

    Regiment:

    67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group

    Division:

    5th Air Force

    Action Date:

    Korean War

    Headquarters, Far East Air Forces, General Orders No. 27 (January 15, 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant Edgar Hunter Hill (ASN: 20071A), United States Air Force, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of an RF-86 Reconnaissance Aircraft with the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, FIFTH Air Force, in aerial operations Korea, in 1952. First Lieutenant Hill flew his RF-86 Reconnaissance airplane deep into North Korea and obtained valuable photographs of enemy installations. He was required by the nature of the terrain, to make several extremely low-level runs over the target area and was subjected to intense flak. The presence of enemy fighters in the area forced him to take violent evasive action, but First Lieutenant Hill secured the necessary photos and returned to his own base. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Hill, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.