John Robert Reagan
Military
UPL 61308
UPL 61308
T/Sgt John R Reagan
Assigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on first mission over occupied France on 31-Dec-43 in B-17 #4231125. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag17B for 17 months.
Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-687802
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-460199
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Richmond, Virginia, USA | 30 May 1924 | Born Richmond City, Virginia |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 9 December 1942 | Enlisted Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria | 31 December 1943 - 31 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag XVIIb |
Died |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 19 January 2010 | Died Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Buried |
Forsyth Memorial Park Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 22 January 2010 | Interred Forsyth Memorial Park Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1769 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self; MACR 1769