Joseph J Forgia
Military![Sergeant Joseph U. Forgia, of the 303rd Bomb Group, fixes a tractor. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238746.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'At work on a tractor on an airfield in England is Sgt. Joseph U. Forgia (U.S. Air Corps). A former employee of the Electro Motive Corp., La Grange, Ill. Forgia is 27. His parents live at 3215, W. Fillmore- St., Chicago.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-378912.jpg.webp?itok=ZxI9SbXy)
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 1044 - Sergeant Joseph U. Forgia, of the 303rd Bomb Group, fixes a tractor. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp],...
Assigned to 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 7 March 1915 | Son of Jennie Forgia. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Grant, IL | 5 February 1942 | Camp Grant, Illinois |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
15 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Millersburg, MI | 21 September 1952 | Killed whilst racing at the Millersburg, Michigan race track at the last race of the season. Lost control when tyre blew out. |
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Buried |
Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery Watervliet, Berrien County, MI | 24 September 1952 | Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster
![Sergeant Joseph U. Forgia, of the 303rd Bomb Group, fixes a tractor. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238746.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'At work on a tractor on an airfield in England is Sgt. Joseph U. Forgia (U.S. Air Corps). A former employee of the Electro Motive Corp., La Grange, Ill. Forgia is 27. His parents live at 3215, W. Fillmore- St., Chicago.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378912.jpg.webp?itok=LE3QGxoz)