Hector L Bacigalup Jr

Military

Assigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD



Awards: WWI Victory, EAME.



Post war: Worked in the aerospace industry.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Pretty One II
  • Unit: 361st Fighter Group 374th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Utah, USA 31 January 1921

Enlisted

Santa Ana, CA, USA 22 February 1942

Other

Crashed

Walden, Leyburn DL8, UK 27 November 1944 Take Off Accident due to Engine Failire Walden/Sta 165 Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Hector L Bacigalup Jr, 27-Nov-44. P-51D5 44-11164 - 374FS 361FG 8AF

Died

California, USA 3 June 2013

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Promotion

Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Based

Bottisham Assigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF.
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Buried

Glendale, CA, USA Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Glendale Los Angeles County California, USA

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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list