Operation Halyard - The Number of Rescued Airmen

The Number of Rescued Airmen

  • 41 men who were evacuated from Pranjani on May 28 (40 U.S. airmen and 1 OSS operative)
  • 48 men who were evacuated from Pranjani on August 9 (18 U.S. airmen)
  • 261 men who were evacuated from Pranjani on August 10 (240 U.S. airmen, 15 European military and 6 chetniks)
  • 25 men who were evacuated from Pranjani on August 14 (22 U.S. airmen and 3 European military)
  • 40 men who were evacuated from Pranjani on August 16 (33 U.S. airmen, 1 civilian, 4 European military, 2 British)
  • 15 men who were evacuated from Pranjani on August 26 (15 U.S. airmen)
  • 69 men who were evacuated from Pranjani on August 27 (44 U.S. airmen, 1 civilian, 21 European military, 2 British, 1 OSS operative)
  • 24 men who were evacuated from Pranjani on September 5 (18 U.S. airmen, 2 civilians, 4 European military)
  • 30 men who were evacuated from Koceljevo on September 17 (19 U.S. airmen, 6 European military, 5 OSS operatives)
  • 13 men who were evacuated from Boljanic on November 1 (9 U.S. airmen and 4 OSS operatives)
  • 38 men who were evacuated from Boljanic on December 27 (25 U.S. airmen, 1 civilian, 8 European military, 2 chetniks and 2 OSS operatives)

A total of 513 U.S. airmen, 5 civilians, 61 European military, 4 British, 8 chetniks and 13 OSS operatives were airlifted during Operation Halyard.

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