Hector L Bacigalup Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: WWI Victory, EAME.
Post war: Worked in the aerospace industry.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Pretty One II
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 374th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Utah, USA | 31 January 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Santa Ana, CA, USA | 22 February 1942 | |
Other Crashed |
Walden, Leyburn DL8, UK | 27 November 1944 | Take Off Accident due to Engine Failire Walden/Sta 165 Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Hector L Bacigalup Jr, 27-Nov-44. P-51D5 44-11164 - 374FS 361FG 8AF |
Died |
California, USA | 3 June 2013 | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Other Promotion |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Based |
Bottisham | Assigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | |||
Buried |
Glendale, CA, USA | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Glendale Los Angeles County California, USA |
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