Homer M Bagby
Military
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UPL 35399
"Frances Langford, Bob Hope and Tony Romano pose with the crew of the Boeing B-17 (A/C 242) of the 305th Bomb Group at Station 105 in England. 5 July 1943."
L to R: Pilot Lt Sam Johnstone, Co Pilot Lt Elsworth H Kenyon, Nav Lt Martin J Licursi, Ball Turret Sgt Arthur Englehardt, Frances Langford, Bob Hope, Eng Sgt Donald Baer, Waist Sgt Richard W Lewis, Tail Sgt Homer M Bagby.
L to R: Pilot Lt Sam Johnstone, Co Pilot Lt Elsworth H Kenyon, Nav Lt Martin J Licursi, Ball Turret Sgt Arthur Englehardt, Frances Langford, Bob Hope, Eng Sgt Donald Baer, Waist Sgt Richard W Lewis, Tail Sgt Homer M Bagby.
B-17 42-30004 ditched in Channel on 6 September 1943. Returned to base.
Awards: 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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
18 February 1922 | Pulaski County, IL. Son of Burton and Lula Mae [Elkins] Bagby. | |
Enlisted |
27 December 1941 | Peoria, IL | |
Died |
Carbondale, IL | 12 October 2003 | |
Buried |
Pleasant Grove Memorial Park Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 270