Herman L Hager
MilitaryPOW Crashed at Gotha on 11/21/44 in B-17 'Zoomeriago' #42-102600
Purple Heart
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Zoomeriago
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
23 January 1982 | ||
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Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | ||
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Buried |
Metairie, Louisiana | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 21 November 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11212 / MACR 11212, Daughter / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database