Donald Allayaud
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 25762
Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return from his first mission, a patrol/escort duty to Frankfurt, Germany. Crashed near Valenciennes in P-47 42-28683 Killed in Action (KIA). 2-Dec-44. MACR 10800.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nemacolin, PA, USA | 11 February 1924 | Son of William and Helen J [Harris] Allayaud. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 3 February 1943 | Enlisted Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 3, 1943. |
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Other Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK | 26 October 1944 - 2 December 1944 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
59300 Valenciennes, France | 2 December 1944 | Failed to Return from his first mission, a patrol/escort duty to Frankfurt, Germany. Crashed near Valenciennes in P-47 42-28683 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10800. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing. Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial. | ||
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Other Commissioned |
Craig Field Airport (SEM), Selma, AL 36701, USA | Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant at Craig Field, Selma, Alabama in May 1944 | |
| Greene County, PA, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10800 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
