Alvin L Hand

Military

Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Fehndorf on 24 Feb 45 in P-51K 'Iron Ass' 44-11661. POW. MACR 12625.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-11661

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Iron Ass
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)

44-15381

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Kraut Knocker Super Wabbit
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 434th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pennsylvania, USA 20 April 1923

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA, USA 28 October 1942

Other

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 23 January 1945 - 24 February 1945 Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Shot down

Emmen, Netherlands 24 February 1945 Crashed near Fehndorf on 24 Feb 45 in P-51K 'Iron Ass' 44-11661. POW. MACR 12625.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 24 February 1945 Prisoner of War (POW).
Newton, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

Pennsylvania, USA

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/83840841_alvin_l%20hand/details/

Date
Contributorapollo11
Changes
Sources

Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12625 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list