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Sgt Frank T. Haggard attended the university of New Mexico, New Mexico State College and the University of California where he studied architecture. He was a draftsman before he joined the Regular Army at Fort MacArthur San Pedro, California on 22 December 1943. He trained at Sheppard Field, Kingman Gunners School and Davis Field.

Cpl Daniel H. Clark:

“On 25 December 1944, our group was on a mission to bomb the marshalling yards at Innsbruck, Austria. I was flying as nose gunner in ship number 231 in the number seven position in the first box of the second attack unit. Lt Wolfe was flying ship number 44-41041 in the number five position in the first box of the second attack unit. Over the target, Lt Wolfe’s aircraft received a direct hit on the flight deck near the pilot’s compartment. Immediately, three crew members bailed out of the ship. The aircraft fell out of formation, turned over and went into a steep dive. Approximately five thousand feet from the ground, the wings of the aircraft came off. The rest of the ship fell to the ground and caught on fire. I saw two of the crew members parachutes unfold but failed to see any of the parachutes open. The time was 1208. The coordinates were 47.16N 11.24E.”

Pvt James J. Smith:

“He was killed instantly by a shell that hit the flight deck.”