Jack LaGrange Jr
Military
IWM Collection: MOSELEY, L L and Family
Object Number - UPL 29640 - 1st Lt. Jack LaGrange Jr., 78th FG
Crashed near Heber on 15 Oct 44 in P-47 'Fast Action Jackson' 42-28544, Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Apache, Oklahoma, USA | 10 November 1919 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 15 October 1944 | Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) |
|
Died |
Reno, Nevada, USA | 5 June 2005 | (aged 85) |
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Buried |
Burial Details Unknown |
Revisions
Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 209815109.
Changed rank and removed space in last name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 209815109.
See: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209815109/jack-lagrange
Added POW camp location to the POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added POW camp info to the POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a space in his last name per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
See: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?s=644&dt=466&b…
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - changed P-51 to P-47.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9499
