Benjamin M Hagan III

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Object Number - UPL 39614 - Lt. Benjamin M. Hagan, 368th Fighter Squadron ,359th Fighter Group

Lt. Benjamin M. Hagan III enlisted in his hometown of Chattanooga, TN, on 28 March 1942. Assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron in April 1943, on his 66th combat mission with the 359th Fighter Group, while attacking a train on 8 June 1944, Lt. Hagan was hit by flak. His P-51 caught fire, burning his face and right leg. After bailing out he was captured and hospitalized for a week, his burns having temporarily blinded him. He was liberated from Stalag 7-A on 27 April 1945.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-106898

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron

Places

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

8 June 1944 - 27 April 1945 Shot down by flak and crashed near Breteuil on 8 Jun 44 in P-51 42-106898

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5598

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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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