Raymond John Haley

Military
media-44633.jpeg UPL 44633 2nd Lt Raymond John Haley, 384BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 44633 - 2nd Lt Raymond John Haley, 384BG.

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Neill Britt crew. 2 x combat missions. Shot down by flak on mission to V-Site Le Meillard on 14-Jan-44 in B-17 42-31246. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4349.



Twin brother of Ralph Bernard Haley, Pilot 547th Squadron, Both were Prisoners of War.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Neill Lasane Britt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-804606
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
German soldiers and civillians inspect a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97372) nicknamed "Booby Trap" that has crashed near Füssen. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G 384BG. Hinter Kaeine, Füssen. 24.4.44.' Second handwritten caption: 'Heur Radinger.' Third handwritten caption: 24/4/44 Nr Füssen by fighters.'

Ralph Bernard Haley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38076726 / O-751732
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-pilot

Aircraft

42-31246

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Denver, Colorado 30 July 1916 Son of Theresa Helfenbein. Step-son of Henry Helfenbein.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 14 January 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Other

Baled out POW

Le Meillard, France 14 January 1943 Shot down by flak on mission to V-Site Le Meillard on 14-Jan-44 in B-17 42-31246. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4349

Based

Prisoner of War

Grafton Underwood 14 January 1943 Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5787;
- MACR 2497 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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384thbombgroup.com

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8th AF News, June 2000; MACR 2497, 8th AF Losses, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 44633 - 2nd Lt Raymond John Haley, 384BG.