Jack Arthur Hargis
Military ROLL OF HONOURFront row left to right: Pilot: Jack Hargis, Co-Pilot: Carl Smith, R.C. Martin ( not on final mission), Bombardier: Edward Winslow
Airman's labeled photo and first hand knowledge
Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3119. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base.
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-2990 'Dame Satan', Killed in Action (KIA).
A monument to Jack Hargis and 2 Belgian underground members killed in the same area was erected in 1945 near the place where they found their death:
See http://www.bel-memorial.org/cities/hainaut/montroeul-au-bois/montroeul-…
Translation of the text on the monument:
"ON THE PLAIN WE SEE FROM HERE DIED AS HEROES TO LIBERATE US
[Three names, with a photo in medallion and mention of the place of origin as well as their birth and death dates]
PRAY FOR THEM".
History:
This monument, erected at the place called “Le Caillois", just outside of Montrœul-Anvaing and inaugurated on 12 September 1945, pays homage to three men who met their death facing this hill, and who are: Jack HARGIS, American soldier whose aircraft was raked by machine gun fire in August 1943, his parachute didn’t open. The two others were Gilbert LAGNEAU and Gérard DOGIMONT, both volunteers in the Armée Blanche (White Army) - (Source: Site of the commune de Montrœul-au-Bois).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14095170 and O-674256
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-730834
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lodi, California, USA | 10 December 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Stockton Field, California, United States | 13 March 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Caillois, Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Belgium | 17 August 1943 | Stayed last on board; his patachute didn't open. |
Buried |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 277 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor; MACR 277, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Biship & Hey p. 192