Joseph Nicholas Yragui
MilitaryAssigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 12 x combat missions. Shot down on 30-Jan-44 in B-17 42-31535, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2876
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801235
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Stockton, CA | 4 June 1920 | Son of Joe C Yragui residing Twin Falls, ID |
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Enlisted |
Boise, ID | 26 August 1942 | Boise, Idaho |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 30 January 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Lubbecke, Germany | 30 January 1944 | Shot down on 30-Jan-44 in B-17 42-31535, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2876 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
29 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
30 January 2018 | ||
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Other Hospitalised ZI |
29 September 1945 | Hospitalised Stateside, till discharged. | |
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Based |
Kimbolton | 30 January 1944 | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, WA | Mountain View Cemetery Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington |