William Borrego

Military

Co-pilot, Cogswell crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by fighters and crashed near target on mission #68 to the airfields at Leipzig, Germany on 20 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-3562 'AH-HA-HA'. MACR 2929. Day #1 of Big Week .Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft I.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Kirch J Cogswell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-374440
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Charles E Duncan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14109348
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Joseph L Durnin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12200895
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Lorenzo Espinosa

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-684144
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

John V Kangas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39827817
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-3562

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ah-ha-ha
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

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

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Prisoner of War

Barth, Germany 20 February 1944 Stalag Luft I

Born

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 2929, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2929 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database