Wallace Ray Malone
Military
Standing L-R; Sgt Kieran P. Culliton, 2Lt Wallace R. Malone, 2Lt Jack H. Heuser, 2Lt Hulet Mack.
Kneeling L-R; Sgt Harry F. Stricklan, Sgt Robert L. Steeves, Sgt Albert R. Eibel, Sgt Thomas A. Strohaker, F/O James E. Sheets.
Object Number - UPL 40342 - B-24 Liberator 42-95289 'Little Rollo' with Malone crew. Standing L-R; Sgt Kieran P. Culliton, 2Lt Wallace R. Malone, 2Lt Jack H. Heuser, 2Lt...
Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 35 missions, On 27-Dec-44 ditched in the North Sea (having notified Air Sea Rescue) plane broke in half on landing on the water. Along with ball turret gunner Strohaker and bombardier Heuser were rescued. RTD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15131702
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mckinney, TX | 31 January 1922 | Son of James R Malone and Mary J Malone. |
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Died |
McKinney, TX | 9 August 2001 | |
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Buried |
Ridgeview Memorial Park, Allen, Collin County, TX | 12 August 2011 | Ridgeview Memorial Park Allen, Collin County, TX |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/58037361-wallace-r-malone
https://www.fold3.com/record/628858509-wallace-malone-1922
https://www.fold3.com/image/626113379?terms=malone,ray,wallace
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https://www.abmceducation.org/sites/default/files/Hammer_Wallace_Malone…
http://492ndbombgroup.com/cgi-bin/pagepilot.cgi?page=showAircraft&aircr…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71337020/wallace-ray-malone
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/