U.S. Army Air Forces · United States 
Second Lieutenant Owen Truman Hillyard served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. Owen served in World War II. Owen was the parent of one child. Owen was 25 years old.
2nd Lt Owen T. Hillyard graduated from North Cache High School and attended Utah State Agricultural College. He was an airplane mechanic. | | He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 16 September 1942. | | An eyewitness states: | "Lt Hillyard called on the R/T saying that his oil pressure was low. I was told to escort Lt. Hillyard back to base. After about 3 minutes, he called and said his right engine was on fire. Then he called, saying he was going to bail out immediately. The plane flew straight and level for a few seconds and then started a gradual diving turn to the left until he was going straight down. The plane hit the water, and there was fire observed on the water. He was not seen to bail out, and he was not observed anywhere." | | Lt Hillyard is remembered with a memorial marker at Smithfield City Cemetery in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah. His brother, S/Sgt Noel Hillyard, was killed over Germany in January 1944. He is buried at Smithfield City Cemetery.
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