Allan P Hallett
Military
I took this photo of Allan when he visited the American Air Museum on 9 November 2018
Object Number - UPL 36368 - Allan P Hallett of the 389th Bomb Group with the B-24 Liberator painted to represent "Dugan" in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford. Allan is...
Allan flew 5 missions with the 389th Bomb Group at Hethel, he arrived in the European Theatre in early 1945, at the very end of the war, because he was 'only a kid'.
Allan is one day younger than Queen Elizabeth II, he believes if he'd got to England sooner during the War he might have become King of England!
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fort Devens, Massachusetts | ||
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Based |
Hethel | ||
| Leominster, MA |
Revisions
I met Allan at the 8th Air Force Historical Society Reunion in Dayton Ohio in October 2018, he then told me more about his service when he visited the American Air Museum in November 2018.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 & Page 286 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co, 1998 edition, 389th BG Roster
