From information obtained by Tom Mayfield (Crew 43) from Robert R. Martindale (*) himself a POW B-24 pilot, Sgt Hill is listed as being in Amori POW Camp as of August 1945. This indicates that he was released, along with Martindale and others, on August 29th and 30th when the U. S. fleet entered Tokyo Bay. Hill's POW number was #7199.

NOTE: (*). Martindale's crew was shot down over the Bismarck Sea off New Guinea; 1/20/43 while on a single plane recon mission. He was later transferred to Amori, Japan, arriving there in December 1943. He was assigned the unpleasant duty of Camp Work Officer, and was responsible for all of the men while he was there. Omori POW Camp was located about halfway between Tokyo and Yokohama. Since Martindale's retirement, he has been collecting material about that camp, and has the largest collection of photos, taped interviews, documents, etc., in private hands, of any Japanese POW Camp.