Robert G Cgragen
MilitaryShot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #42-5125 'BoomTown Jr'. Was Prisoner of War (POW) in prisoner's hospital for burns in Germany. Losing 2 engines, the aircraft tried to get back to England. It was intercepted over the North Sea by a pair of JU-88s, shot down and forced to ditch. Survivors in dinghys were picked up off Dutch coast and became Prisoner of War (POW)s in Germany. Only Olmstead and Robert Cgragen survived of the crew.
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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
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Chehalis, Washington |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor/no MACR #