Harold K Sargent

Military
media-13694.jpeg UPL 13694 Major Burl Glass. Commander, 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group. stands beside his personal P-38J-15-LO, s/n 42-104205, coded 7Y-Y, nicknamed 'Donna Jean'. Aircraft shot down by flak 27 December 1944 while on a napalm run near Lierneux, Belgium. The pilot, 2Lt. Harold K. Sargent, successfully bailed out, was taken POW, and sent to Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany (MACR 11495). 474th Fighter Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 13694 - Major Burl Glass. Commander, 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group. stands beside his personal P-38J-15-LO, s/n 42-104205, coded 7Y-Y,...

Harold Sargent served as a fighter pilolt with the 429th Fighter Squadron of the 479th Fighter Group. On 27 December 1944, he was flying P-38 42-104205 when he was shot down. He survived and was taken as a Prisoner of War. Sargent was held at Stalag Luft I.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-104205

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Donna Jean
  • Unit: 474th Fighter Group 429th Fighter Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Boise Airport (BOI), 3201 W Airport Way #1000, Boise, ID 83705, USA 8 October 1942 Then Gowan Field

Born

Idaho, USA
Canyon County, ID, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
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Sources

MACR 11495: https://www.fold3.com/image/46702344
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=111087
Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=929&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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Object number: UPL 13694 - Major Burl Glass. Commander, 429th Fighter...