Korean War
Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
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Date of Death | January 10 1953 |
Air Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
World War II Victory Medal
First Lieutenant Hull was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the European Theater of Operations Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Hull was a veteran of World War II. He was shot down while flying a P-47 "Thunderbolt" fighter and taken Prisoner of War in Germany where he developed liver disease. During the Korean War he was a member of the 138th Fighter Squadron of the New York National Guard. On January 19, 1953, he died from liver disease at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Bronx, New York.