Peter B Hogan Sr

Military

Object Number - UPL 28183 - 1st Lt Peter B Hogan, Sr 450BS, 322BG 9AF.

Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. 38 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Amiens. A/C hit by flak, baled out, shortly after A/C exploded on impact, the pilot having been ejected, strapped in his armoured flight seat. Evaded (EVD). 8-Jul-44. MACR 6625.

Awards: AM (4OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

Post war: Retired Owner and President of Holyoke Ice Company.

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Units served with

322nd Bomb Group

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

People

Richard J Waters

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17016570 / O-886142
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

41-31814

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Bag of Bolts
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hampden County, MA, USA 8 January 1920 Son of Peter F and Anastasia D [Greaney] Hogan.

Enlisted

Springfield, MA, USA 4 November 1942

Other

Shot down / baled out

62123 Warlus, France 8 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Amiens. A/C hit by flak, baled out, shortly after A/C exploded on impact, the pilot having been ejected, strapped in his armoured flight seat. EVD. 8-Jul-44. MACR 6625.

Other

Evaded capture (EVD)

8 July 1944 Evaded capture (EVD) spent three months with the French resistance.

Died

Springfield, MA, USA 21 May 2010

Based

Andrews Field 8 July 1944 Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

1390 Main St, Agawam, MA 01001, USA Interred Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery Agawam Hampden County Massachusetts, USA

Other

Graduated flight school

Graduated from Aviation Cadet Training as a pilot 1943.

Other

Graduated high school

1250 State St, Springfield, MA 01109, USA Graduated from Springfield Technical High School in 1938.

Revisions

Date26 May 2017 17:32:03
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, suffix, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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Object number: UPL 28183 - 1st Lt Peter B Hogan, Sr 450BS, 322BG 9AF.