Alfred Jackson Hargrave

Military

Assigned to 358BS, 303BS, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14076565 / O-793335
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Aciao, CO 25 August 1918 Son of Myrtle Hargrave.

Enlisted

Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas 30 October 1941 Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 20 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Bailed out POW

Valenciennes, France 20 October 1943 Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032

Died

Canoga Park, CA 6 June 1957 (aged 38)

Buried

Imperial Memorial Gardens Pueblo, Pueblo County, CO 12 June 1957 Imperial Memorial Gardens Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado

Based

Molesworth 20 October 1943 Assigned to 358BS, 303BS, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added a connection to the 8th AF mission #116 for 20 Oct 1943.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1032 / MACR 1032, Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://303rdbg.com/rost-hij.html#H