Wallace R Hailey
MilitaryCrashed 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71240974/wallace-robert-hailey;
"Aces of the 78th Fighter Group" By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
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