Keith Newton Drager
Military
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UPL 48648
Back Row (viewers left to right)
1. Sgt John Lesco. Waist Gunner
2. Sgt Murray L Ross. Engineer
3. Sgt George W. Engle. Waist Gunner
4. Sgt Gilbert J. Sulkey. Ball Turret
5. Sgt Clayton A Mahlam. Radio
Front Row (viewers left to right)
1. 2nd Lt William S Shaffer. Pilot
2. 2nd Lt Keith N Drager. Co-Pilot
3. 2nd Lt John J Krause. Bombardier
4. F/O Julious S Zlasner. Navigator (after the war Jules changed his name to Lasner)
1. Sgt John Lesco. Waist Gunner
2. Sgt Murray L Ross. Engineer
3. Sgt George W. Engle. Waist Gunner
4. Sgt Gilbert J. Sulkey. Ball Turret
5. Sgt Clayton A Mahlam. Radio
Front Row (viewers left to right)
1. 2nd Lt William S Shaffer. Pilot
2. 2nd Lt Keith N Drager. Co-Pilot
3. 2nd Lt John J Krause. Bombardier
4. F/O Julious S Zlasner. Navigator (after the war Jules changed his name to Lasner)
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x missions. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 602nd Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 13107643 / O-767895
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-127520
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Magnolia, Illinois | 26 February 1922 | BornMagnolia, Illinois |
Enlisted |
Chanute Field Illinois | 19 November 1942 | EnlistedChanute Field Illinois |
Died |
Des Plaines, Illinois | 3 November 2002 | DiedDes Plaines, Illinois |
Buried |
Magnolia Cemetery Magnolia, Illinois | 6 November 2002 | InterredMagnolia CemeteryMagnolia, Illinois |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
https://www.fold3.com/image/656388173
https://www.fold3.com/record/41951025/keith-n-drager-us-social-security-death-index
https://www.fold3.com/record/712640483/drager-keith-n-us-veterans-gravesites-ca1775-2019
https://www.fold3.com/record/84358122/keith-n-drager-us-wwii-army-enlis…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95307216/keith-newton-drager
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
398th History Vol II and Vol III / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia