John H Hallecy
MilitaryNovember 1943 - April 1944
John (Jack) Hallecy
Pilot 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell, England
Jack was shot down on a mission and held in a POW camp near Barth, Germany. He spoke of the severe cold in this location near the Baltic Sea. He recalled eating a thin green cabbage soup they called “the green death”.
He described some of his captors as friendly, while others were abusive. His camp was first liberated by Russians and then Americans. The Americans brought K rations and set up a field kitchen, showers and medical care.
Jack stayed in the Air Force through the Korean War and Viet Nam serving in transport command. He retired in 1967, and then worked as a flight instructor for American Airlines.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
He was a long-time member of the North Texas Chapter of the 8th Air Force Historical Society.
Sources: conversations with Jack Hallecy at chapter meeting. lda 3/22/16
John (Jack) Hallecy
Pilot 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell, England
Jack was shot down on a mission and held in a POW camp near Barth, Germany. He spoke of the severe cold in this location near the Baltic Sea. He recalled eating a thin green cabbage soup they called “the green death”.
He described some of his captors as friendly, while others were abusive. His camp was first liberated by Russians and then Americans. The Americans brought K rations and set up a field kitchen, showers and medical care.
Jack stayed in the Air Force through the Korean War and Viet Nam serving in transport command. He retired in 1967, and then worked as a flight instructor for American Airlines. He was a long-time member of the North Texas Chapter of the 8th Air Force Historical Society.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Assoiciation, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia