Alfred Jackson Hargrave
MilitaryAssigned to 358BS, 303BS, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14076565 / O-793335
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Aciao, CO | 25 August 1918 | Son of Myrtle Hargrave. |
Enlisted |
Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas | 30 October 1941 | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 20 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Bailed out POW |
Valenciennes, France | 20 October 1943 | Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032 |
Died |
Canoga Park, CA | 6 June 1957 | (aged 38) |
Buried |
Imperial Memorial Gardens Pueblo, Pueblo County, CO | 12 June 1957 | Imperial Memorial Gardens Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado |
Based |
Molesworth | 20 October 1943 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BS, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41741335/alfred-j-hargrave
Removed # from A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency
Added a connection to the 8th AF mission #116 for 20 Oct 1943.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1032 / MACR 1032, Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://303rdbg.com/rost-hij.html#H