Hugh Dougherty Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-38721.pdf (574.73 KB) Document 38721 Hugh Dougherty Jr. 1943. Douglas Field, Arizona.

Class 43-B book. 1943, Douglas Field, Arizona.

Object Number - Document 38721 - Hugh Dougherty Jr. 1943. Douglas Field, Arizona.

Shot down 26 November 1943 in B-17 42-3165. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Howard Gordey
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 327th Bomb Squadron 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14052189 / O-680435
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Dougherty crew
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-685650
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Dougherty crew
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18103988 / O-744540
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

Personnel of the 92nd Bomb Group ride bicycles past B-17 Flying Fortresses: B-17F (PY-T, serial number 42-3165) and B-17F (UX-H, serial number 42-5745) nicknamed "The Fuhrer the Better", at Alconbury.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Melancholy Baby
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 26 November 1943

Revisions

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ContributorVetResearch23
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1943, class 43-B book. Douglas Field Arizona.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
MACR 1385

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 1385 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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