Crew Roster · Personal File

Robert E. Hagey

Waist Gunner

HometownSouth Bend, IN

S/Sgt. Robert E. Hagey (12103517) served as left waist gunner aboard B-24D 42-63978, 330th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group (H). The MACR spells the surname 'Hagey'; German burial records (LV 857 / page 008) render it 'Engey' and give the first name as 'Robt. E.' — OCR corruption is likely; the MACR spelling is authoritative.

Hagey was killed in action on 11 February 1944 near Dieppe, France. His identification tags were recovered at the crash site (recorded serial 15103517 on the tag card — likely an OCR error for 12103517).

His next of kin was Mrs. Alvin Hagey at 738 Cottage Grove Ave., South Bend, Indiana.

Killed in Action

Sortie Log

2 CATALOGUED SORTIES
11 FEB 1944 — 10 MAR 1945

The sorties 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.

8AF Mission

Date

Target

Aircraft

№ 218

11 FEB 1944

Siracourt, France

B-24D serial 42-63978 was assigned to the 330th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group (H), based at AAF Station 104. On 11 February 1944 the aircraft departed on an operational mission to Siracourt, France. At approximately 0954 hours the aircraft received a direct flak hit just aft of the waist windows at position 49° 57' N, 01° 42' E. The tail section separated and the remainder of the aircraft dove straight down into cloud cover. No parachutes were observed by other crews. A body struck the trailing edge of the wing of ship #41-24109 C flying in the element behind 42-40985 G, consistent with the catastrophic break-up of the aircraft. German salvage records (AV 707, KU 857) confirm the crash site was approximately 1.5 km south of Dieppe (locality: Les Vertus/Roumesnil-Languedoc area). The fuselage was 100% destroyed; wings, tail assembly, and landing gear were each approximately 50% destroyed. All four R-1830 engines were 100% destroyed. All ten crew members were killed in action. German records indicate the crew were interred in individual graves (Nos. 799-808) at the English Memorial Cemetery Les Vertus near Dieppe on 11 February 1944.

Lonesome Polecat42-63978

№ 877

10 MAR 1945

Target unrecorded