Hill, Evan

Evan Hill, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia, was an emeritus professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut and the son of Marie Schmeltz Hill and Louis Hill . He received his Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1948 and his Master of Science degree from Boston University in 1950. He married Priscilla Fiske in 1946.

As a young man, Hill worked as a reporter and editor on newspapers in the state of Washington and in the Alaska territory before World War II. In September 1941, he went on active duty with the Alaska National Guard as a second lieutenant. Hill volunteered for combat and fought with the 79th Infantry Division in Belgium and France . He was severely wounded in northern France and hospitalized for nearly four years, during which time he began to write non-fiction magazine articles, and sold an article on wounded soldiers to this first national publication, Liberty . Hill was discharged from the Army at the rank of captain.

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