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HARGER, Jack Iphus - Date of
birth
1 November 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Franklin County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Hogan, Franklin County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38209229 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
567th 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
7 January 1944 - Place of
death
Sully-Chapelle, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 26 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herbert H. Harger (father)
Mary E. (Cleeton) Harger (mother)
Joe Harger (brother)
Louise E. Harger (sister)
Wallace Harger (brother)
Ruben H. Harger (brother)
Cleve Harger (brother)
Wanda Harger (sister)
Duffa F. Harger (sister)
Dorothy L. (Owen) Harger (wife)
Jack F. Harger (son)
John R. Harger (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-63977 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Los Angeles City Limits
Destination: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the chemical factory
MACR: 1854
More information
Multiple bombers were shot down by German fighters on the return flight, including this airplane. It went down at about 13:15 hrs.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Burkholder Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy, www.uswarmemorials.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy