Harold K Sargent
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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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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Donna Jean
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 429th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
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