Bernard Thomas Gallagher

Military

Shot down over Kiel, Germany, on 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30289 'Dull Tool'. Crashed near Hvidkilde, Denmark after damage to No 2 & 3 engines. Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag I, Barth, until May 1944.



Crew Number 12.



POW/ PH w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30289

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Douche Bag, The Dull Tool
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York City, New York 28 January 1922

Other

Prisoner of war

4 January 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Died

22 August 2000

Buried

Revisions

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added burial event per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 49186023.

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Added S/N & POW camp info per data from National Archives.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 2021 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database ;
- www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Gallagher%2C+Bernard+T

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / obituary, MACR 2021, 8th AF Losses