Brig. Gen.
Darr
Hayes
Alkire
Born in Fay, Lincoln, Nevada, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Russell E Alkire
Husband of
Alma Tate (Robinson) Alkire
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 73
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Apr 2018
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Biography
Darr Alkire is Notable.
Brigadier General Darr Hayes Alkire was a pilot for the United States Army Air Service, 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.
Darr was born in 1903. He was the son of Chester and Henrietta Alkire.
Brig Gen Darr Alkire served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): 449th Bomb Group, 2nd Bomb Group, 100th Bomb Group
Service ended:
Service started:
Unit(s): 449th Bomb Group, 2nd Bomb Group, 100th Bomb Group
Service ended:
Col Darr Alkire was captured after his plane was shot down and held at Stalag Luft III during World War II.
He served in the US Army Air Forces during World War II.
He died in 1977 and was interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3768119/darr_hayes-alkire: accessed March 19, 2024), memorial page for BGEN Darr Hayes Alkire (31 Dec 1903–22 Jul 1977), Find A Grave: Memorial #3768119, citing National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by Sue Butterfield Picard (contributor 47207644).
See also:
- "Darr Alkire," obituary, Honolulu (Hawaii) Star-Bulletin, 26 July 1977, p. D-7, col. 4; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 30 April 2022). [1]
- Wikipedia contributors. "Darr H. Alkire." Wikipedia. Accessed 15 Apr 2018.
- Wikidata: Item Q5224208
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