Frank Ackerman Hill

Frank Ackerman Hill (March 20, 1919 – January 5, 2012) was an American veteran and World War II fighter ace who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces and the U.S. Air Force.

Early life and education Hill was born in Nyack, New York, to parents Frederick L. Hill and Ruth (née Ackerman) Hill and raised in Westwood, New Jersey and Hillsdale, New Jersey.

Hill attended Westwood Regional High School and took part in purchasing, restoring and flying a vintage Cessna glider with a group of fellow students. He graduated high school in 1937 and took an aircraft mechanic course. In September 1939, Hill enlisted in aerial photography school at Chanute Field, Illinois. Passing a two-year college equivalency exam qualified him for flight school. He joined Class Flight 40-G as a flying cadet, graduating from Kelley Field, Texas in November 1940. and then became the group's commander. He is credited with destroying seven enemy aircraft in aerial combat plus one more probable and five damaged.

Awards Hill was inducted in 1992 into the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame.