Wiley W Haynes Jr
MilitaryShot down by fighters after falling out of formation and crashed near Eisenbach, GR on a mission to an a/c factory at Gotha, Germany on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24D #4124225 'Flak Alley'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Flak Alley
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 February 1944
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Eisenbach, Germany | 24 February 1944 | Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and crashed near Eisenbach, GR on a mission to an a/c factory at Gotha, Germany on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24D #4124225 'Flak Alley'. Killed in Action (KIA). |
Born |
Gainesville, Georgia, USA | ||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium. |
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Sources
MACR 2922 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database