George Henry Gagne

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 56684

Assigned to 600BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau in B-17 42-102498 30-May-44; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5312





Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-809892
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tailend Charlie
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Waterbury, CT 14 February 1921

Enlisted

29 January 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 30 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Discharged USAAF

27 November 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Waterbury, CT 7 January 2002

Buried

Calvary Cemetery Waterbury, New Haven County, CT 11 January 2002 Calvary Cemetery Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut,

Based

Nuthampstead 30 May 1944 Assigned to 600BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.

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