Francis A Fagan

Military

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-37929 'Diana' crashed near Magdeburg, GR after the crew bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37929

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Diana
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Harkiner, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 March 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated first name perWW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Removed a space in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2983 / MACR 2983, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database