Bernard Thomas Gallagher
MilitaryShot down over Kiel, Germany, on 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30289 'Dull Tool'. Crashed near Hvidkilde, Denmark after damage to No 2 & 3 engines. Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag I, Barth, until May 1944.
Crew Number 12.
POW/ PH w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Douche Bag, The Dull Tool
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York City, New York | 28 January 1922 | |
Other Prisoner of war |
4 January 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 | |
Died |
22 August 2000 | ||
Buried |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 2021 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database ;
- www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Gallagher%2C+Bernard+T
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / obituary, MACR 2021, 8th AF Losses