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SAGERS, Richard Millard - Date of
birth
23 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon -
Hometown
Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39318635 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
566th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Altwarmbüchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 25 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Eugene C. Sagers (father)
Callie B. (Cooper) Sagers (mother)
Edmund C. Sagers (brother)
Florence M. Sagers (sister)
Lillian Sagers (sister)
Leonard Sagers (brother)
Elwood Sagers (brother)
Caroline Sagers (sister)
Esther Sagers (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-10579 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Pugnacious Princess Pat
Destination: Misburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Deurag oil refinery
MACR: 11208
More information
T/Sgt Richard M. Sagers worked on a farm.He enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 2 October 1942.
At bombs away the airplane was hit by flak in the bomb bay and right wing and immediately bursted in to flames. The right wing came off. The tail assembly disintegrated and the aircraft apparently disintegrated also. Five crew members were taken prisoner, six were killed. They were initally buried at the community cemetery of Altwarmbüchen on 27 November 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, WWII Draft Card, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, 1930 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Erica Keough - courtesy of Peter Ballerstedt