Robert Andrew Lagergren
Military
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FRE 1059
Staff Sergeant Robert A. Lagergren, of the 303rd Bomb Group, reads a book. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238793.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '77a. Staff Serg. Robert Lagergren, of 810 S. Maple Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois, was a bank teller at the Suburban Trust and Savings Bank, Oak Park, before joining the Army Air Corps. Now he is in England with bomber squadron, and through it's not quite like the bank, he is enjoying the life. Here he is checking an office file, and wondering at the same time when he is going to get his next mail from home.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chicago, IL | 28 May 1915 | |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 17 March 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
Other Discharged USAAF |
15 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Crystal Lake, IL | 7 September 1992 | |
Other Hospitalised |
Hospitalised with Tuberculosis, medical discharge Oct-45. |
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