Robert Warren Fegan
MilitaryAssigned to 545BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew of Panama Hattie. 12-Aug-43 on mission to oil refinery in Germany in B17 42-29933, A/C landed with severe bomb damage. Hit by Flak Wounded in Action (WIA).
Awards: DSC, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 365902
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Operations; Wing Commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
11 February 1921 | ||
Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY | 18 September 1942 | Buffalo, New York |
Other Discharged USAAF |
29 May 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Port Charlotte, FL | 9 January 1988 | |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 545BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 232; 379th Bomb Group Anthology, Pt 2, pg 167