Harold Omer Maguire

Military
media-31983.jpeg UPL 31983 "T/Sgt H O Maguire of the 490th Bomb Group wearing Distinguished Flying Cross presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an 8th air force base in England."

- T/Sgt Harold Omer Maguire (490th BG) was born 11-May-23 - passed away 20-May-90 (buried at Southview Cemetery, Thomaston, Georgia).

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Object Number - UPL 31983 - "T/Sgt H O Maguire of the 490th Bomb Group wearing Distinguished Flying Cross presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an 8th air force base in England." ...

Flew on B-17s and B-24s. Part of Robert Heath's crew on 'Madam Shoo-Shoo' AC #34684121.



Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle stars), Good Conduct.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Athens, Georgia 11 May 1923

Enlisted

Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA 15 January 1943 Fort McPherson Atlanta, GA.

Died

Georgia, USA 20 May 1990

Buried

Thomaston, GA 30286, USA Southview Cemetery, Thomaston, Georgia

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Louise Maguire, widow

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