Jack Caufield Haire

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-13412.jpeg UPL 13412 Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

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Object Number - UPL 13412 - Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

Crashed after takeoff on a mission to Biarritz airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944 in B-24H #41-29364 'Stardust'. May have collided with another 466th plane in low visibility. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-664034
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Stardust
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Iron Town, Michigan 17 April 1924

Enlisted

Salt Lake City, UT, USA 21 December 1942

Died

Gressenhall, Dereham, Norfolk, UK 27 March 1944 S/Sgt. Haire was killed while on his third mission as a radio-gunner on a Liberator bomber March 27, 1944, over Deerdens, England. Born April 17, 1924, in Salt Lake City, he was a son of James Curtis and Margaret Caulfield Haire. He was graduated from Judge Memorial high school in 1942 and was attending the University of Utah at the time of his enlistment Dec. 21, 1942. He went overseas Feb. 10, 1944 as a member of the Eighth air force. Rosary will be recited by Rev. Lamothe at the residence Friday at 8 p.m. Burial will be in Mount Calvary cemetery where the graveside military honors will be accorded by the American Legion, Salt Lake Post No. 2. Read the complete article in The Salt Lake Tribune (UT) July 15, 1948

Buried

Salt Lake City, UT, USA 16 July 1948 Mount Calvary Cemetery Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA Plot: G_7_11_8

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466th BG Historian

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findagrave.com

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Combat Chronology Supplement p. 243, Attlebridge Arsenal p. 190 by Wassom and Brassfield, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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