Jack Holloway Hallett
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 50957 - Jack H. and Martha Jane Hallett.
Assigned to 394FS, 367FG, 9AF USAAF. 104 combat missions in P-38's and P-47's. Credited with 1 kill and multiple destroyed (ground). Shot down twice, evading both times.
Awards: DFC, AM (12OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Ten years as a civilian instructor training Air Force pilots in the Cessna T-37 jet trainer. Flew aerobatics in piston and jet A/C at 95. Finally got to fly a P-51 at 98.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Boston, MA | 17 November 1920 | Son of Elsie E Hallett. |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 14 March 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Other Commissioned |
14 January 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Based |
Atcham | Assigned to 394FS, 367FG, 9AF USAAF. | |
| Newton, MA |
