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HAGGERTY, Timothy James "Jimmy" - Date of
birth
21 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-718296 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
352nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 July 1944 - Place of
death
Wiener Neudorf, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 20 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Patrick J. Haggerty (father)
Nora (Lehane) Haggerty (mother)
Eileen M. Haggerty (sister)
John P. Haggerty (brother)
Carol Haggerty (sister)
Mary E. Haggerty (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30385 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Wiener Neudorf, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 7000
More information
2nd Lt Haggerty graduated from West High School an he was employed by the Rochester Products Division of General Motors Corporation.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Rochester, New York on 7 November 1942.
The airplane was attacked by enemy fights which caused a fire of the left wing. It went out of control and hit airplane 42-102929 with his left wing. The aiplane exploded in mid-air.
Nine crew members were killed, one survived and was taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / 1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten