John J Regan
Military
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FRE 4417
A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Connecticut Yankee. Standing L to R: ? (AE), Nagy (B), Lt. Lockyear (CP), Klette (P), Lt Dash (N), ?. Kneeling L to R: ?, Sgt. Holleman (WG), ?, ? (BT).'
Roger Freeman Collection
Associations made using information in the photo's caption.
He flew on Willard Lockyear crew. Reported to the ETO in June 1943.
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4230779. POW at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.
POW, AM OLC,
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 815 / MACR 815, 306th BGA Collection, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 169, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…