Collis Prentis Haynes Jr
Military
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Object Number - UPL 51416 - 2nd Lt Collis P Haynes, 334BS, 95BG
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 25 missions. After his tour of duty, recommended to return to the US to become an instructor in Flying Training Command.
7-Apr-43, B-17 42-3090 'Taint-a-bird' force landed near Clonakilty, County Cork Ireland. Crew was safe. RTD
B-17 42-3267 ditched in Bay of Biscay out of fuel 28-Jun-43. All on board returned. Returned to base. RTD
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Married and had five daughters. He was a respected Certified Public Accountant in private practice in El Campo, Texas for 35 years. After retirement, with his wife moved to their ocean-view home in Mendocino, California.
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- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Taint A Bird/Lee L
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Port Arthur, TX | 16 January 1920 | Son of Collis Prentis Sr. |
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Enlisted |
Houston, TX | 17 December 1941 | Houston, Texas |
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Based |
Horham | 13 May 1943 - 23 September 1943 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Mendocino, CA | 13 September 2000 | |
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Buried |
Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery Santa Rosa, CA | Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery Santa Rosa, California | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 101, 169 (gives surname as 'Hayes').
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