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James J Hill | Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill James Hill was born in Chicago in 1920. His training involved flying Stearmans, Buffalo and Wildcats. He arrived in the South Pacific on 5 June 1943 after completing flight school in Pensacola, and joined VMF-214 on 7 August 1943, flying Corsairs. He flew both combat tours with the Black Sheep. On 18 October 1943 on a fighter sweep over Kahili Airfield he shot down a Zero in aerial combat. During his two tours with the Black Sheep he flew a total of 70 combat missions, and also flew a third combat tour with VMF-211 on Green Island. He then flew another combat tour with VMF-521 as a pilot instructor, later joining VMF-324 at Midway. In his career he was awarded 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses and 12 Air Medals. |
Items Signed by Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill |
| The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Price : £180.00 | Few fighter units in World War II gained the notoriety of Pappy Boyingtons Marine Corps VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron. Equipped with the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, under Boyingtons spirited leadership, the Black Sheep pilots were accorded one of only...... | |
| The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (B) Price : £170.00 | Few fighter units in World War II gained the notoriety of Pappy Boyingtons Marine Corps VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron. Equipped with the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, under Boyingtons spirited leadership, the Black Sheep pilots were accorded one of only...... | |
| The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (C) Price : £325.00 | Few fighter units in World War II gained the notoriety of Pappy Boyingtons Marine Corps VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron. Equipped with the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, under Boyingtons spirited leadership, the Black Sheep pilots were accorded one of only...... | |
| The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (D) Price : £525.00 | Few fighter units in World War II gained the notoriety of Pappy Boyingtons Marine Corps VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron. Equipped with the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, under Boyingtons spirited leadership, the Black Sheep pilots were accorded one of only...... | |
| The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (E) SOLD OUT | Few fighter units in World War II gained the notoriety of Pappy Boyingtons Marine Corps VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron. Equipped with the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, under Boyingtons spirited leadership, the Black Sheep pilots were accorded one of only...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) Price : £140.00 | Few fighter units in World War II gained the notoriety of Pappy Boyingtons Marine Corps VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron. Equipped with the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, under Boyingtons spirited leadership, the Black Sheep pilots were accorded one of onl...... | |
| The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (Y) SOLD OUT | Few fighter units in World War II gained the notoriety of Pappy Boyingtons Marine Corps VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron. Equipped with the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, under Boyingtons spirited leadership, the Black Sheep pilots were accorded one of only...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Rabaul - Fly For Your Life by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £395.00 | For their outstanding contribution to the war in the South Pacific, the Black Sheep were awarded one of only two Presidential Unit Citations accorded to Marine Corps squadrons during the war in the Pacific. With typical mastery, Robert Taylor has br...... | |
| Rabaul - Fly For Your Life by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £275.00 | For their outstanding contribution to the war in the South Pacific, the Black Sheep were awarded one of only two Presidential Unit Citations accorded to Marine Corps squadrons during the war in the Pacific. With typical mastery, Robert Taylor has br...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill |
| Corsair Naval Fighter Aviation Art Collectors Pack. Pack Price : £530.00 Saving : £380 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Jolly Rogers by Nicolas Trudgian. Angels of Okinawa by Stan Stokes. The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (B) Valley Forge Fly-By by Ivan Berryman. | |
Pack 592. Pack of two Black Sheep squadron aviation prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £260 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Rabaul - Fly For Your Life by Robert Taylor. The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (B) | ||
Pack 593. Pack of two Black Sheep Edition prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £385.00 Saving : £110 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Rabaul - Fly For Your Life by Robert Taylor. (B) The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (B) | ||
Pack 595. Pack of two Black Sheep Squadron Prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £460.00 Saving : £165 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Rabaul - Fly For Your Life by Robert Taylor. (B) Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) | ||
WW2 Corsair Naval Aviation Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £450.00 Saving : £320 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Jolly Rogers by Nicolas Trudgian. The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (B) |
Corsair Aircraft Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £215.00 Saving : £105 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (B) Kiwi Strike by Nicolas Trudgian. | ||
Vought F-4 Corsair Aviation Art by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £170 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Battle for the Islands by Nicolas Trudgian. The Black Sheep by Nicolas Trudgian (B) |
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