Joseph Alexander Sage

Military
media-15299.jpeg UPL 15299

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Object Number - UPL 15299

Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30789 'Flak Suit' of 388th Bomb Group/563rd Bomb Squadron. Joseph Sage landed in the Neerstraat in Waasmunster, Belgium, to the East of Lokeren. Quickly captured on 5 November 1943 with four others (Bramwell, Current, Smith and Measer), he found himself with them in the cellars of the Kommandantur in the city of Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. Separated from the others, he was sent to Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan, Poland. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19081294 and O-740736
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19053337
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12038016 and O-802258
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37428551
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34362270
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Suit
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State 27 October 1918 the son of Joseph P. Sage

Enlisted

Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, United States 30 September 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Żagań, Poland 5 November 1943 NARA WWII POW database : "Stalag Luft 3 Sagan"

Died

Bergen County, New Jersey, United States 23 January 1985

Buried

Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, New York, United States

Revisions

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Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 3137

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3137 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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