Richard T Fogarty Jr

Military

Flew 30 missions. Shot down 17 April 1945 on effort to bomb Dresden in 'Earthquake McGoon,' #43-38085. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37597

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Earthquake McGoon
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Savannah, Georgia 5 December 1921

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 14169