Wallace R Hailey

Military

Crashed into the English Channel on 6 Jun 44 following a ground explosion when debris hit his, and several other, P-47s. Wallace bailed out and was rescued unhurt by ASR.



He joined the Air Corps to help with World War II and as others, played an integral role in our victory. It is reported that he shot Rommell's car, and blew up an ammunition train among many other targets of opportunity. He became an excellent flight instructor with an outstanding safety record.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 6 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Transferred

Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi 9 September 1922

Other

Crashed and returned.

6 June 1942

Died

Tolar, Hood County, Texas 11 June 2011

Buried

Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Peter Randall - 78th FG D-Day List;

Date
Changes
Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71240974/wallace-robert-hailey;
"Aces of the 78th Fighter Group" By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR no # / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list