Richard Jack Wallace
MilitaryAssigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. On take-off from Hethel to Tunisia in B-24 42-40701 when fuel ran low and 2 engines cut out so emergency landing made at Sisi Ahmed on 21-Sep-43. All crew returned.
Combat damage caused B-24 41-28764 to be ditched in North Sea. 29-Apr-44. Returned to duty RTD.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Remained in USAF serving in Korea.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Hampshire, USA | 11 May 1920 | |
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Other Crash landed |
Sidi Ahmed, Algeria | 21 September 1943 | On takeoff from Hethel to Tunisia in B24 42-40701 when fuel ran low and 2 engines cut out so emergency landing made at Sisi Ahmed. 21-Sep-43. All crew returned. |
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Other Ditched |
North Sea | 29 April 1944 | Combat damage caused B-24 41-28764 to be ditched in North Sea. 29-Apr-44. Returned to duty RTD. |
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Died |
Bexar County, TX, USA | 2 December 1986 | |
| Claremont, New Hampshire | |||
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Based |
Hethel | 29 April 1941 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
New Hampshire, USA | New Hampshire | |
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Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County TX | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5473, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 288