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1LT Marion Offutt Hagan Jr.

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1LT Marion Offutt Hagan Jr. Veteran

Birth
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Death
19 May 1944 (aged 28)
Kiel, Stadtkreis Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Burial
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.0942549, Longitude: -85.3025028
Memorial ID
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Marion Offutt Hagan, Son of Marion Offutt Sr. and Sarah "Sallie" Williams Caperton of Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.. Marion was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 42-38026 "My Day" 401st Bomber Group crashed near Holtenau-Kiel Germany...

The plane was hit by FLAK and exploded in mid-air, killing 9 crew members. 1 crew member was taken prisoner. The remains of the killed crew members were buried at the garnison military cemetery of Kiel on 25 May 1944.
Crew:
Pilot: 2LT Marion O. Hagan Jr. 0-803190 USAAF KIA Chattanooga Memorial Park Tennessee, USA
Co-Pilot: 2LT John B. Dunn Jr. 0-690067 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
NAV: 2LT Wilbur F. Cordell 0-811569 USAAF KIA Crown Hill Burial Park Ohio USA
BOMB: 2LT Fred E. Graham 0-676214 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
ENG/TT: S/SGT Harry G. Simmons Jr. 33251053 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
RO: S/SGT Martin A. Barr 33238108 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
BT: SGT Wade M. Cox 15071368 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
WG: SGT Arthur A. Huston 37264453 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
WG: SGT James A. Stone 31129780 USAAF KIA Saint Marys Assumption Cemetery Massachusetts, USA
TG: SGT William W. Henson 34604655 POW Stalag 357 Oerbke
Marion Offutt Hagan, Son of Marion Offutt Sr. and Sarah "Sallie" Williams Caperton of Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.. Marion was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 42-38026 "My Day" 401st Bomber Group crashed near Holtenau-Kiel Germany...

The plane was hit by FLAK and exploded in mid-air, killing 9 crew members. 1 crew member was taken prisoner. The remains of the killed crew members were buried at the garnison military cemetery of Kiel on 25 May 1944.
Crew:
Pilot: 2LT Marion O. Hagan Jr. 0-803190 USAAF KIA Chattanooga Memorial Park Tennessee, USA
Co-Pilot: 2LT John B. Dunn Jr. 0-690067 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
NAV: 2LT Wilbur F. Cordell 0-811569 USAAF KIA Crown Hill Burial Park Ohio USA
BOMB: 2LT Fred E. Graham 0-676214 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
ENG/TT: S/SGT Harry G. Simmons Jr. 33251053 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
RO: S/SGT Martin A. Barr 33238108 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
BT: SGT Wade M. Cox 15071368 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
WG: SGT Arthur A. Huston 37264453 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
WG: SGT James A. Stone 31129780 USAAF KIA Saint Marys Assumption Cemetery Massachusetts, USA
TG: SGT William W. Henson 34604655 POW Stalag 357 Oerbke

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