Darr H. Alkire

Darr Hayes Alkire
Born	(1903-12-31)December 31, 1903 Fay, Nevada, US[1]
Died	July 22, 1977(1977-07-22) (aged 73) Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Place of Burial	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Air Service United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force
Years of service	March 10, 1924-October 31, 1956[1]
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands held	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/wars	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(s)	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)

Brigadier General Darr Hayes Alkire (1903–1977) 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.