Joseph Alexander Sage
Military
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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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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31009110 AND O-676310
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37302407
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15097182 and O-678777
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32420839
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York State | 27 October 1918 | the son of Joseph P. Sage |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, United States | 30 September 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Żagań, Poland | 5 November 1943 | NARA WWII POW database : "Stalag Luft 3 Sagan" |
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Died |
Bergen County, New Jersey, United States | 23 January 1985 | |
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Buried |
Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, New York, United States |
Revisions
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