Allen Duncan Hay
MilitaryMember of Aubrey Edwards Jr’s crew. Assigned B-24 42-52193 which they named Bubble Trouble.
Shot down by enemy aircraft on 6th mission 19-Mar-44 returning from bombing marshalling yards in Steyr in B-24 42-52225 'Moo Juice'. Suffered burns from burning fuel while exiting the ball turret.
Avoided capture for 3 days. Brought to German hospital for treatment of burns and wounds incurred while exiting aircraft. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM, PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
Post war: Joined FDNY 1947, Ret'd Asst Chief, Brooklyn Borough Commander
1975 due to line of duty injuries.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 15097164 / O-735764
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York, NY | 21 January 1924 | BornNew York, NY |
Enlisted |
29 January 1943 | ||
Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany | 22 March 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany |
Other |
Atlantic City AFB, New Jersey | 1 September 1945 - 1 October 1945 | AdmittedConvalescent Hospital, ZIAtlantic City AFB, New Jersey |
Other Discharged |
24 October 1945 | ||
Died |
Valley Stream, New York | 21 August 2000 | DiedValley Stream, New York |
Buried |
Calverton National Cemetery Calverton, New York | 24 August 2000 | InterredCalverton National CemeteryCalverton, New York |
Revisions
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