Richard James Alvis
MilitaryAssigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5th ERS. Transferred to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Richmond, Virginia | 29 December 1923 | Son of Grover and Bertha P Alvis. |
Enlisted |
27 June 1944 | ||
Other Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 13 February 1945 - 23 March 1945 | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Transferred |
Halesworth IP19, UK | 23 March 1945 - 13 May 1945 | Transferred to 5th ERS. |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK | 13 May 1945 | Transferred to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
22 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Wilkesboro, NC | 1 November 2008 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self