Assigned to 596BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. On 16-Aug-43, landed in Malta in B-24 41-24201 'Baldy and His Brood' on the mission to Foggia, IT while temporarily assigned to the 9th AF. After about 20 attacks by German aircraft and the crew shooting down at least 3 German aircraft, pilot Strong headed to Malta knowing the British hospital could tend to his wounded men. According to Lundy, Haas shot down an Me 109 on this mission, He then went back to the tail turret to help a wounded Oliver Germann, and although wounded himself, went into the tail turret and got the guns working. Haas and pilot W. H. Strong worked together with Haas calling out positions of attacking planes and Strong taking appropriate evasive action. Haas was to spend 1 month in the hospital at Malta and returned home to the US where he spent a year recuperating.



Awards: SS, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.