The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
T/Sgt. Fred E. Fagan served as radio operator on the 1 August 1943 Ploesti mission. His serial number is recorded as 33255330 in the casualty questionnaire.
Fagan was killed in action during or as a result of the crash. Adams confirmed Fagan did not survive the mission.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number
33255330
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
Second Air Division
Roll of Honor
Published