Timothy E. Hill
Specialist, United States Army
December 5, 1967 – February 27, 1991
Age – 23
Detroit, MI
Operation Desert Storm, Persian Gulf
632nd Maintenance Company, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA
Killed during conflict in Iraq
Battle for Jalibah Airfield
SPC Timothy E. Hill enlisted in the Army on August 6, 1986.
27 February 1991:
2nd Brigade, 24th ID successfully attacked and captured the heavily defended Jalibah Southeast Air Base located 80 miles (128.7 km) west of Basra. Prior to the attack, recon indicated 1,000+ dug-in Iraqi soldiers, AA guns, and about 20 tanks. At 0600 hours, after an artillery barrage, the 2nd Brigade attacked along Highway 8 and secured the airfield after 4 hours of fighting. However during the attack, M1A1s of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment (3-69) mistakenly fired upon and hit three M2 Bradleys of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment. They fired between 8-16 rounds at what they identified as Iraqi T-72s.