John Robert Reagan

Military

Object Number - UPL 61308 - T/Sgt John R Reagan

Assigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on first mission over occupied France on 31-Dec-43 in B-17 #4231125. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag17B for 17 months.



Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-687802
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-460199
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Richmond, Virginia, USA 30 May 1924 Born Richmond City, Virginia

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 9 December 1942 Enlisted Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria 31 December 1943 - 31 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag XVIIb

Died

Winston-Salem, North Carolina 19 January 2010 Died Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Buried

Forsyth Memorial Park Winston-Salem, North Carolina 22 January 2010 Interred Forsyth Memorial Park Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1769 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self; MACR 1769

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