Wilburn Amos Haggard

Military
media-16993.jpeg UPL 16993 P-47D-28-RA 42-28688 'LM-A' was Lt Wilburn A Haggard's plane. A colorful P-47D with the famous Zemkes Wolfpack, this plane was lost (Lt. Haggard POW) on 18th December 1944. here having it batteries charged for a mission.

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Object Number - UPL 16993 - P-47D-28-RA 42-28688 'LM-A' was Lt Wilburn A Haggard's plane. A colorful P-47D with the famous Zemkes Wolfpack, this plane was lost (Lt. Haggard POW)...

Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost on sweep of Koblenz when hit by flak in P-47D 42-28688 near Osnabruck on 18-Dec-44. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11308.





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-28688

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Clemville Matagorda, TX 24 December 1922 Son of Mr Karl M and Mrs Jimmie [Gainer] Haggard.

Enlisted

San Antonio, TX 23 February 1943 San Antonio, Texas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Vogelsang, 18356 Barth, Germany 18 December 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang Prussia 54.

Other

Shot down

Osnabrück, Germany 18 December 1944 Shot down, lost on sweep of Koblenz when hit by flak near Osnabruck on 18 Dec 44. POW. MACR 11308.
Clemville, TX 77414, USA Clemville, Texas, USA.

Based

Assigned

Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK 18 December 1944 Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/30326470
https://www.fold3.com/image/626763114
https://www.fold3.com/image/236621215
https://www.fold3.com/record/84812674-wilburn-a-haggard
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20128866/jimmie-haggard

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=11308&Submit=Go MACR bare bones.
http://www.fold3.com/image/30326470/ MACR Details.

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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 11308 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Wilburn Amos Haggard: Gallery (2 items)

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