Joseph Daniel Bogan

Military

On 18 June 1942, Joseph Bogan was one of the Enlisted Men assigned to the 1141st Quartermaster Company at Mac Dill Field, Tampa, Florida from the 171st Quartermaster Platoon Service Center (Aviation), the 784th Quartermaster Company (Truck) and the 785th Quartermaster Company (Truck).



Bogan travelled overseas with the unit and was stationed for stints at both Boxted and Horham in 1943. On 17 September 1943, Pfc. Bogan, Det. "A", 1141st QM Co. Serv Gp (Avn) transferred to 334th Bomb Sqd., 95th Bomb Group PP#1, Special Order #113, Sq.. 95th Bomb Group, APO 634, Station 119.



2 October 1943, Sgt. Barnhart, Sgt. McCurry and Sgt. Bogan (Det. "A"), former of this organization who transferred to Air Corps as Aerial Gunner went on their first mission over Emden, Germany and returned none the worse. Most of the boys were along the runway "sweating" them in.



Details of the three missions Bogan flew with the 95th Bomb Group:

1943-10-02 41 Emden, Germany 42-29943 A.R. Witt (Pilot), J. D. Bogan (Tail Gunner)

1943-10-09 44 Marienburg, Germany 42-30182 N.S. Rothschild (pilot), J. D. Bogan (Ball Turret Gunner)

1943-11-03 48 Wilhelmshaven, Germany 42-30120 L.B. Palmer (pilot), J. D. Bogan (Ball Turret Gunner)



Pfc. Bogan, now S/Sgt. Aerial Gunner, formerly a member of Det. "A", 1141st QM Co. Serv Gp (Avn) and then transferred to 334th Bomb Sqd., 95th Bomb Group was transferred in grade to Air Corps unassigned and attached to 12th Replacement Control Depot, Station 591 pending transportation to the United States for Aviation Cadet Training PP #9, Special Order #302, Hqs. 8th Air Force dated 5 November 1943.



Bogan then transferred to the 813th Bomb Squadron of the 483rd Bomb Group and flew missions from Sterparone airfield, Italy. On 10 September 1944, he was Killed in Action over Austria. His body was repatriated in 1950 and buried in his home town of Warm Springs, VA.

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Units served with

Seen through a 433rd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress' strike camera, a 816th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5786) nicknamed "Whizzer II" goes down over Nis in Yugoslavia on the 15th of April 1944 in a gout of flame after taking a direct flak hit. There were no survivors. Official caption on image: "(483BG:4M3:2VI) (4:15:1208) (24:21300) ([south-west arrow] 140 [degrees]) (Nis M/Y Yugo) (Ship 111 816 Sq)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/4/44. 483BG, 15AF. Nis, Yugoslavia. 42-5786
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Situation Normal
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patches
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30182) nicknamed "Blondie II" of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blondie II
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Virginia, USA 18 April 1920

Enlisted

Fort Meade, MD, USA 6 February 1942 Married at the time of his enlistment

Other

Assigned to the 1141st Quartermaster Company

3108 N Boundary Blvd, Tampa, FL 33621, USA 18 June 1942

Died

Austria 10 September 1944
Bath County, VA, USA

Buried

Warm Springs, VA 24484, USA At Jacob Cleek Cemetery

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And brought in information from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php
http://95thbg.org/j3migr/flight-crew-records

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