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Lee Christian Hiller Obituary

Born Oct 28, 1921, Lee Christian Hiller attended Charlevoix High School in Charlevoix, MI. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Lee Christian Hiller.

Graduation Year Class of 1939
Date of Birth Oct 28, 1921
Date of Passing Nov 20, 1943
About ENS. LEE HILLER
KILLED IN PLANE
CRASH SATURDAY
Ens. Lee Hiller, 21 year old naval flying instructor, was killed in a crash near his navy air base at Miami, Fla., according to a telegram received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest. J. Hiller and Christine (Peterson) Hiller, late Saturday afternoon. No details of the crash were given in the wire. Ens. Hiller had been home late in October after accompanying home the body of his friend and roommate, John Scholtz, of Toledo, O., who was killed in a similar crash. Ens. Hiller was a graduate of the Charlevoix high school in 1939 and attended Michigan State College, East Lansing, before leaving there to enlist in the navy air force in September, 1942. He received his commission in October. Surviving besides his parents are two brothers, Pfc. James Hiller. of Parkwater, Wash., and Don, of Milwaukee, and one sister, Annabel, at home. Funeral services have not been completed.
Lee Christian Hiller