Wallace William Hoag
Military ROLL OF HONOURBombardier, Martin crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 22 June 1943 in B-17#42-30021. Mission #1 - Antwerp, Belgium. First 533rd BS loss. MACR 160. Picked up along with 2LT Harry Long by Dutch fishermen. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag 7A. Retired as a LTColonel.
Minneapolis, MN
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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: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13043065
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13087737
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37284798
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39002488
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16022402
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | 11 May 1915 | |
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Enlisted |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | 21 January 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
22 June 1943 | Stalag Luft III Stalag 7A | |
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Died |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | 9 January 2009 | |
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Based |
Ridgewell | 22 June 1943 | |
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Buried |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN |
Revisions
All entries by ARowe95 are from:
381st BGMA
533rd Bomb Squadron War Diary
242nd Medical Detachment Diary
MACR 160
Fold.3
Find-A-Grave
NARA - POW and Enlistment records
They Came from Over the Pond - David Osborne
The Mighty Men of the 381st - James Good Brown
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 160 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database