Harbord Presnal Sugg Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. Hailey crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery in B-24 44-41158; hit by fighters, aflame and with three engines out, crashed Olomouc, Czech. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10650
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-705686
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ada, OK | 3 April 1922 | Son of Harbord P. Sr and Bernice [Gray] Sugg. |
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Enlisted |
10 June 1943 | ||
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Died |
Olomouc, Czech | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery in B-24 44-41158; hit by fighters, aflame and with three engines out, crashed Olomouc, Czech. KIA MACR 10650 |
| San Diego, CA | Employed at Consolidated Aircraft Corporation. | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Rosedale Cemetery Ada, Pontotoc County, OK | Re-Interred Rosedale Cemetery Ada, Pontotoc County, OK | |
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Based |
Torretta | 17 December 1944 | Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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http://www.461st.org/Crews/767th%20Crews/hailey.html
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