Alfred Harold Maltby
Military
Left to Right:
Captain David A. Hulse - Pilot - 669th BS
Captain Earl E. DeMun - Pilot - 669th BS
1LT Wilfred C. Siggs - Pilot - 669th BS
LTC William J. Meng - Pilot - 671st BS
Captain Robert L. Behlmer - Pilot - 669th BS
1LT Alfred H. Maltby - Bomb/Nav - 668th BS
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Object Number - UPL 48391 - 416th Bomb Group - Wethersfield - 11 July 1944 Left to Right: Captain David A. Hulse - Pilot - 669th BS Captain Earl E. DeMun - Pilot - 669th...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-411681
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Operations Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736226
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 416th Bomb Group 573rd Bomb Squadron 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Out Helln
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Timmy II
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 410th Bomb Group 644th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Orlando, Florida | 11 September 1919 | |
| Berea, Kentucky | 16 October 1940 | Student at Berea College | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Montdidier, France | 23 March 1944 | |
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Other Wounded In Action/Purple Heart |
Merlemont, France | 5 July 1944 | The left engine of Capt Jackson's ship was hit by flak as the plane turned off the target, and it was put out of commission. The damage was such that feathering the left propeller was impossible, and the engine finally "froze" due to loss of oil. With the propeller frozen in a flat position, Capt Jackson experienced difficulty controlling the aircraft and lost approximately 30 miles per hour speed. Approaching Lydd, Kent, England the ship was down to an altitude of 1,000 feet. Capt Jackson gave the crew the warning that they could bail out, as he was going to crash land the ship. Only one member decided not to ride out the ship, PFC Byron K. Allen, a member of the 4th Combat Camera Unit riding with the crew to take pictures of the mission, left the ship, but his parachute failed to open sufficiently at such a low altitude, and he was instantly killed upon striking the ground. The aircraft was losing altitude at an extremely fast rate and it became necessary to put it down on the first available resemblance of an airfield. With exceptional skill Capt Jackson crashlanded on an abandoned RAF field without further injury to his crew. The ship came to a stop and the crew got out, only to be greeted by a hail of 50 calibre bullets from a Spitfire overhead shooting at a passing buzz bomb. ("670th Bombardment Squadron (L) History") General Orders No. 125, 12 July 1944, Purple Heart is awarded to: 670th Bombardment Squadron (L), Alfred H. Maltby, O-747669, Second Lieutenant, Air Corps, United States Army. For wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States on 5 July 1944, while serving as Bombardier-Navigator on an A-20 airplane on a combat operational mission over enemy occupied territory. Entered military service at Hastings, Florida. |
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Other Wounded In Action/OLC to the Purple Heart |
29 September 1944 | In the afternoon, a mission was sent against troop concentration at Julich, Germany. Flak was extremely heavy, and the aircraft severely damaged. The ship flown by Capt Jackson was badly shot up and his gunner, S/Sgt Daniel was severely hit in the leg, severing an artery. After dropping his bombs, Captain Jackson raced his plane back to the base in an effort to get aid for his stricken gunner, but to no avail. S/Sgt Daniel died before they landed. In this raid, Lts Maltby, McGlohn and S/Sgts Addleman and Eutsler were slightly wounded. ("670th Bombardment Squadron (L) History") General Orders No. 18, 18 October 1944, Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster is awarded to wear with the Purple Heart to: 670th Bombardment Squadron (L), Alfred H. Maltby, O-747669, First Lieutenant, Air Corps, United States Army. For wounds received against an enemy of the United States on 29 September 1944, while serving as Bombardier-Navigator on an A-20 airplane. Entered military service from Hastings, Florida. | |
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Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Unna, Germany | 28 February 1945 | |
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Died |
St. Augustine, Florida | 12 November 1999 |
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