8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Richard James Alvis
Military
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5th ERS. Transferred to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
Units served with
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4th Fighter Group
Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter... -
56th Fighter Group
Group
Flying P-47 Thunderbolts throughout their time stationed in England, the Group, known as "the Wolfpack", had more ace pilots than any other Eighth Air Force Fighter Group. The 56th Fighter Group also destroyed more enemy aircraft in air combat than any... -
334th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 334th Fighter Squadron was the successor to No. 71 Eagle squadron of the Royal Air Force when the 4th Fighter Group was activated on 12 September 1942. They were based at Debden Field, Essex. The "Fighting Eagles" as they were called, flew... -
5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
Squadron
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63rd Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Associated Place
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Boxted
Military site : airfield
Boxted was built for heavy bombers and became operational from May 1943. In the few months B-26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group were stationed there, there were two night attacks by the Luftwaffe. On 17 August 1943, one man was killed when bombs... -
Debden
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots... -
Halesworth
Military site : airfield
Halesworth was constructed in 1942-1943. Initially planned as a bomber airfield, its location close to the Suffolk coast meant that it was in an ideal position to operate escort fighters, where range was a critical factor. Consequently, the 56th...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Richmond, Virginia | 29 December 1923 |
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Son of Grover and Bertha P Alvis. |
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| Enlisted | 27 June 1944 | |
| Assigned | Boxted, Colchester, UK | 13 February 1945 – 23 March 1945 |
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Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Transferred | Halesworth IP19, UK | 23 March 1945 – 13 May 1945 |
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Transferred to 5th ERS. |
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| Transferred | Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK | 13 May 1945 |
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Transferred to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Discharged USAAF | 22 December 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Wilkesboro, NC | 1 November 2008 |
Revisions
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| 12 May 2021 20:55:45 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography, events and unit associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/597645806 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 17 August 2016 16:25:32 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 July 2016 06:28:58 | Al_Skiff | Changes to role, biography, awards, events and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/154704215/?terms=Richard%20J%20Alvis |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:22:38 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self |
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