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HAGAN, Lloyd Douglas - Date of
birth
18 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Woodbury County, Iowa -
Hometown
Monroe, Butler County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15313599 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
360th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 September 1944 - Place of
death
Schladen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 6 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John M. Hagan (father)
Cora (Glider) Hagan (mother)
Mary L. Hagan (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97893 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Minnie The Moocher
Destination: Magdeburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 9413
More information
Sgt Lloyd D. Hagan joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve at Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio on 17 September 1943.German fighters put approximately six 20mm shells through the fuselage exploding in the cockpit and killing the pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer. Shells also killed the ball turret gunner and the tail gunner. The other four crew members survived and were taken prisoner.
Sgt Hagan was initially buried at the cemetery of Schladen.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, 303bombgroup, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / 1940 Census
Photo source: Michel Beckers