Summary
Leon H. Hill was the engineer and son of Captain L. L. Hill aboard the Marold II during its January 1937 explosion. The held sources say his body was not recovered.
Evidence and limits
The primary report uses the initials L. A. Hill in its first crew list and Leon in its later casualty passage; the later local retrospective supplies Leon H. Hill. The article treats those forms as one source-bounded identity because the same report explicitly calls the engineer the captain’s son, but does not infer any other biography.
Open questions
- Which civil or maritime record establishes Leon Hill’s full name and life dates?
- What records document the Hill family’s ownership and operation of the Marold?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, January 8, 1937, “Coast Guards Abandon Search for Three Men Missing in Marold II Explosion.”Names Engineer L. A. Hill as the captain’s son and later calls the unrecovered son Leon.
- Charlevoix Courier, 2003, “Many ferries have served the island,” scrapbook section.Names Capt. L. L. Hill and his son Leon as owners of the converted Marold.
- Charlevoix Courier, January 1997, “Ship explosion recalled on 60th anniversary,” scrapbook section.Lists Leon H. Hill among the five men killed in the Marold II tragedy.