Daniel D Hagarty

Military
media-32772.jpeg UPL 32772 Lt. Daniel Haggerty, Co-Pilot, 381BG

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Object Number - UPL 32772 - Lt. Daniel Haggerty, Co-Pilot, 381BG

Dan Hagarty from Los Angeles CA served his initial combat assignment as F/O and Co-Pilot in the original 381st Bomb Group's Capt. Ohl Crew and later got his own crew. Subsequently as a pilot with the 78th Fighter Group, he was shot down on 12 May 1944 and became a Prisoner of War (POW). He was held in Stalag Luft III.

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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

John Crawbuck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12184210
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner, waist gunner

Charles O Ohl

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793436
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Harold L Stralser

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670188
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

Lieutenant Steve N. Gerick, a P-47 Thunderbolt pilot of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. Crosses on the side of the aircraft indicate the number of enemy aircraft downed by the pilot.

42-26025

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

12 May 1944 Germany

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12 May 1944

Revisions

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National Archives Newspapers Curtis Shepard Collection

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ContributorWin Bryson
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Ohl Family Collection

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ContributorWin Bryson
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Ohl Family Collection

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ARowe95

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ARowe95

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ContributorLucy May
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MACR 4692 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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ContributorAAM
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Assoiciation, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Daniel D Hagarty: Gallery (10 items)

Object number: UPL 32772 - Lt. Daniel Haggerty, Co-Pilot, 381BG

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Newspaper Article Daniel Hagarty The Winnipeg Tribune April 13 1944

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Newspaper Article Daniel Hagarty The Winnipeg Tribune May 30 1944

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Newspaper Article Daniel Hagarty The Winnipeg Tribune November 24 1944

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