Erich A Gagel

Military
media-19690.jpeg UPL 19690 Lehr Crew, 458th BG, 752nd BS. Horsham, St. Faith, Norwich, England

Sara Grivas (daughter of Donald C Allen)
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Object Number - UPL 19690 - Lehr Crew, 458th BG, 752nd BS. Horsham, St. Faith, Norwich, England

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

People

Donald C Allen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-717-025
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator

Aircraft

43-38600

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'

894

  • Date: 18 March 1945

Events

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Other

14 February 1925 Completed 35 combat missions with the 458th BG.

Died

6 January 2014

Enlisted

Revisions

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Updated by Erich's daughter, Heidi Harrington

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MACR 13138

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MACR 13138

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Daughter provided information for Veteran's Database at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force.

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458bg.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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