Alvin L Hand
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Iron Ass
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Kraut Knocker Super Wabbit
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 434th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
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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