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2Lt. Junior Fred Digman

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2Lt. Junior Fred Digman

Birth
Tucker County, West Virginia, USA
Death
27 Sep 1943 (aged 27)
Norden, Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany
Burial
Parsons, Tucker County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Junior Fred Digman, Son of Claude Willis and Leona A Flanagan of Kings, New York, USA. Junior was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17F 42-5888 "Elusive Elcy" 94th Bomber Group crashed near Norden Germany...

The plane having exploded its load of bombs on the impact of 2 rockets fired by Hptm. Heinz Knoke JG11
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. Harley G Roberts 0-738031 USAAF KIA Oakwood Cemetery North Dakota, USA
Co-Pilot 2Lt. Edward F Nelson 0-680684 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Nav: 2Lt. Samuel I Posner 0-801032 USAAF KIA Mount Eden Cemetery New York USA
Obser: 2Lt Junior F Digman 0-733453 USAAF KIA Parsons City Cemetery West Virginia, USA
Bomb: 2Lt. Wilbert C Peterson 0-736726 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
RadioOp: T/Sgt William S Brearton 39530623 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
BTgr: S/Sgt Paul Muha 35510795 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Eng/TT: T/Sgt Cucial J Roberts 38029070 USAAF KIA Little Rock National Cemetery Arkansas, USA
RWaistGr: S/Sgt Patrick J. Bolgar 32439400 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
LWaistGr: T/Sgt John J O'Brien 32419826 USAAF KIA Calvary Cemetery New York USA
TailGr: S/Sgt Richard Scott Jr. 35374145 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia

Bio (47419676)

Display on grave site : "2nd Lt. AAF , pilot with 331st Squadron, 94th Bomber Group.
WWII Vet.
Junior Fred Digman, Son of Claude Willis and Leona A Flanagan of Kings, New York, USA. Junior was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17F 42-5888 "Elusive Elcy" 94th Bomber Group crashed near Norden Germany...

The plane having exploded its load of bombs on the impact of 2 rockets fired by Hptm. Heinz Knoke JG11
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. Harley G Roberts 0-738031 USAAF KIA Oakwood Cemetery North Dakota, USA
Co-Pilot 2Lt. Edward F Nelson 0-680684 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Nav: 2Lt. Samuel I Posner 0-801032 USAAF KIA Mount Eden Cemetery New York USA
Obser: 2Lt Junior F Digman 0-733453 USAAF KIA Parsons City Cemetery West Virginia, USA
Bomb: 2Lt. Wilbert C Peterson 0-736726 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
RadioOp: T/Sgt William S Brearton 39530623 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
BTgr: S/Sgt Paul Muha 35510795 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Eng/TT: T/Sgt Cucial J Roberts 38029070 USAAF KIA Little Rock National Cemetery Arkansas, USA
RWaistGr: S/Sgt Patrick J. Bolgar 32439400 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
LWaistGr: T/Sgt John J O'Brien 32419826 USAAF KIA Calvary Cemetery New York USA
TailGr: S/Sgt Richard Scott Jr. 35374145 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia

Bio (47419676)

Display on grave site : "2nd Lt. AAF , pilot with 331st Squadron, 94th Bomber Group.
WWII Vet.

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