Callistus Eugene Fager

Military
media-17365.jpeg UPL 17365 LT. Lewis N. Ellis Crew
389th BG
Crew Roster:
Lt. Lewis N. Ellis, Pilot
Lt. Callistie B. Fager, Copilot
Lt. , Navigator
Lt. Guido Gioana, Bombardier
T. Sgt. Blase Dillman, Engineer
T. Sgt. Arthur T. Waugh, Radio operator
S. Sgt. James W. Ayers, Aerial engineer
S. Sgt. Carl A. Alfredson, Aerial radio operator
S. Sgt. Owen J. Coldiron, Top turret operator
S. Sgt. Nicholas Hunt, Tail turret gunner

389th BG website

Object Number - UPL 17365 - LT. Lewis N. Ellis Crew 389th BG Crew Roster: Lt. Lewis N. Ellis, Pilot Lt. Callistie B. Fager, Copilot Lt. , Navigator Lt. Guido Gioana,...

Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF. Flew Ploesti raid in B-24 41-11815

'Daisy Mae' 1-Aug-43. RTD





Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Served in USAF in Koean conflict rising to Lt Colonel.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

People

Lewis Nathaniel Ellis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793747
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-11815

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Daisy Mae
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron

42-40768

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron 8th Air Force Finance

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Walnut, Kansas 16 May 1919 Son of William Joseph and Sereta Ellen [Glasgow] Fager.

Enlisted

Fort Riley, KS 30 March 1942 Fort Riley, Kansas

Died

17 March 1997

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section: 60, Site: 677

Based

Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

 

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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389th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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