Fred M Hageter Jr

Military

Co-pilot in incident in AC#42-31237. Returned from operations, crash landing at Mendlesham



DFC Oak Leaf Cluster, AM 5 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A crashed B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31237) of the 385th Bomb Group at Honington, 26 November 1943. Official caption on image: "1393 - IMRU - 11-26-43 - Honington - B-17G - 42-31237 F.A."

42-31237

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Alexander's Ragtime Band
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 8 November 1920

Revisions

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Added a spaceto the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self