| 词条 | Darr H. Alkire |
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|name = Darr Hayes Alkire |image = Darr Alkire.jpg |caption= |birth_date = {{birth date|1903|12|31}} |death_date = {{Death date and age|1977|7|22|1903|12|31}} |birth_place = Fay, Nevada[1] |death_place = Salt Lake City, Utah |placeofburial = National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu [1] |placeofburial_label= Place of Burial |nickname= |allegiance = United States of America |branch = United States Army Air Force United States Air Force |serviceyears = March 10, 1924-October 31, 1956[1] |rank = Brigadier General |commands = 1937: 96th Bomb Squadron 1942: 2d Bombardment Group 1942: 100th Bombardment Group 1943: 449th Bombardment Group 1954: Newark Transportation Control Depot 1954: 3101st Logistics Control Group[1] |battles = World War II Korean War |awards = Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (Army Design)[2] Silver Star[1] Prisoner of War Medal[2] Distinguished Flying Cross[1] Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters[1] |spouse = Ruth Eleanor McKee (1927-28) Alma Tate Robinson (1930+) |children = Michael Elliott Alkire (1927) Darryl Ann Alkire (1932) Jacqueline Hayes Alkire (1934) Barbara Hoogs (1925, step daughter) |laterwork = }} Brigadier General Darr Hayes Alkire (1903-1977) was a pilot for the United States Army Air Corps, the United States Army Air Forces, and the United States Air Force. He was the senior officer in command of the West Compound at Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp after being shot down and captured in 1944. Early YearsAlkire was born in Fay, Nevada in 1903 to Chester and Henrietta Alkire.[3] He had a younger sister, Helen, and younger brother, Ross.[3] Alkire graduated from high School in Salt Lake City, Utah and spent two years studying at the University of Utah before joining the US Army. [1] Air Force CareerAlkire was appointed flying cadet at Brooks Field, Texas in 1924. After graduating from flight school, he was assigned to the 6th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field Hawaii. In 1930, he became a flight instructor at March Field in California and then a flight instructor at Randolph Field in Texas.[1] While stationed at Randolph, Alkire had a forced landing/accident in a Douglas BT-2C (#31-445) in Yorktown, TX on April 11, 1932.[4] During World War II, Alkire took over command of the 2d Bombardment Group in January 1942[5], and became the first commander of the 100th Bombardment Group in November of 1942.[6] In November 1943, Alkire became the Commander of the 449th Bombardment Group. On December 18, 1943, Alkire piloted the Maui Maid (41-28623) to Grottaglie Airfield, making it the first 449th Bombardment Group B-24 to land in Italy. [7] The Maui Maid was scrapped for parts after it struck an embankment on January 30, 1944.[7] Prisoner of WarReturning from his 19th B-24 Liberator mission on January 31, 1944, the Lurchin Urchin [8](41-29223) was shot down and crashed near Cervia, Italy. He was captured by the Germansand sent to Dulag Luft prisoner of war camp, then marched to Stalag Luft III. When the West Compound at Stalag Luft III opened on April 27, 1944, Alkire was made the senior officer in command until liberation in April 1945.[9] [10] [11] Both a book and a movie were made about the Great Escape by prisoners in the North Compound of Stalag Luft III during Alkire's internment. The USAAF filmed the Lurchin Urchin B-24 Liberator on the mission in which Colonel Alkire was shot down.[12] On February 14, 1944 the B-24's in the 449th had a large "Bar A" painted on their tail in his honor.[13][14][15] Airline CareerIn 1929, Alkire took a three month leave from the Army Air Corp to help Inter-Island Airways begin flight operations using a Bellanca Pacemaker and two Sikorsky S-38 flying boats. [27] He was the second pilot hired, behind Charles Elliott.[16] Personal LifeIn 1927, Alkire married Ruth McKee in Honolulu and had one child with her, Michael Alkire. They divorced in 1928. [17] In 1930, Alkire married Maui born Alma Tate Robinson, who was mother to Barbara. They had two daughters together, Darryl Ann and Jacqueline.[18] Alkire's B-24 Maui Maid was named in honor of Alma.[7] Michael followed in his father's footsteps and became a pilot in the USAF, but lost his life in a plane crash at the age of 22. Michael is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[19][20] Later YearsAlkire retired from the Air Force in 1956 and moved back to Salt Lake City. In 1958, Alkire appeared on a Salt Lake City television interview series regarding the Cold War, titled "What Security in the Rocket Age?"[21] Alkire died on July 22, 1977 and is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, in Honolulu, HI. References and notes1. ^https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3768119 Find A Grave] {{US Air Force}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Alkire, Darr Hayes}}2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Hall of Valor Project, Darr Hayes Alkire|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/24911#188974|website=valor.militarytimes.com|accessdate=4 April 2018}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |title=1910 US Census |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB7-987Z?i=13&cc=1727033 |website=familysearch.org |accessdate=2 August 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Randolph Field, Texas Accident Listings|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828235035/http://www.accident-report.com/world/namerica/slist/randolph.html|website=accident-reprt.com|accessdate=18 March 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web |title=2nd Bombbardment Group |url=http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/2nd_Bombardment_Group.html#2 |website=HistoryofWar.org |accessdate=8 June 2018}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|title=BRIGADIER GENERAL DARR HAYES ALKIRE|url=http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107868/brigadier-general-darr-hayes-alkire/|website=af.mil|accessdate=20 March 2018}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Livingstone|first1=Robert|title=Maui Maid|url=http://www.b24bestweb.com/mauimaid.htm|website=b24bestweb.com|accessdate=18 March 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Aviano Air Base, Italy|url=http://www.themilitarystandard.com/afb/europe/aviano.php|website=themilitarystandard.com|accessdate=20 March 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web|last1=Hatton|first1=Greg|title="Stories My Father Never Told Me"|url=http://www.b24.net/powStoriesLuft3.htm|website=B24.net|accessdate=20 March 2018}} 10. ^{{cite web|last1=Gordon|first1=George|title="grottaglie, and home" a history of the 449th bomb group forty-seventh wing ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VhlEFfwIMMMC&pg=PA136#v=onepage&q&f=false|website=Google Books|accessdate=20 March 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=COL Darr H. ALKIRE|url=https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=50&Itemid=334|website=100thbg.com|accessdate=20 March 2018}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=B 24 Liberator|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKDnMoTzzs0|website=YouTube.com|accessdate=20 March 2018}} 13. ^{{cite web |title=Tail Shot |url=http://www.b24bestweb.com/159-v3.htm |website=B24BestWeb.com |accessdate=28 March 2019}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=Our Baby|url=http://www.b24bestweb.com/ourbaby-v1-3.htm|website=b24bestweb.com|accessdate=7 April 2018}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=B-24 Aircraft|url=https://449th.com/b-24-aircraft|website=449th.com|accessdate=14 April 2018}} 16. ^1 {{Cite book|title=Kennedy's Hawaiian Air|last=Thiele|first=Ray|publisher=Olomana Publishers|year=1994|isbn=0-9643365-0-2|location=|pages=}} 17. ^{{cite web |title=California, Biographical Index Cards, 1781-1990 |url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2412&h=15792&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=oIu61&_phstart=successSource |website=ancestry.com |accessdate=19 October 2018}} 18. ^{{cite web |title=Alma Tate Robinson Obituary |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9KJ-5JBC |website=ancestry.com |accessdate=19 October 2018}} 19. ^{{cite web |title=New York Times Obituaries, 1950 |url=https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/50000/94271656/899711?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dYearbooksIndex%26h%3d287636706%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%253aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d2590&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord |website=ancestry.com |accessdate=19 October 2018}} 20. ^{{cite web |title=Michael E Alkire |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48998896/michael-e-alkire/flower |website=findagrave.com |accessdate=19 October 2018}} 21. ^{{cite web|title=The Deseret News|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VxcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e0gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5421,3467711&dq=darr-alkire&hl=en|website=Google News|accessdate=18 March 2018}} 13 : Films about shot-down aviators|1903 births|1977 deaths|People from Lincoln County, Nevada|United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II|United States Air Force generals|Recipients of the Silver Star|Aviators from Hawaii|Aviators from Nevada|Aviators from Utah|Hawaiian Airlines|Prisoners of war|American prisoners of war in World War II |
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