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2Lt. Timothy James "Jimmy" HAGGERTY of Rochester, New York
2Lt. Timothy James "Jimmy" HAGGERTY was born on February 21st, 1921 at Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
His Servicenumber was O-718296 and he was a Navigator on board the ship B-17F-100-BO S/N 42-30385 (flown by 2Lt. David T. Kerr) of 352nd Squadron, 301st Bomb Group of 15. USAAF in Italy 1944. His last mission was against the aircraft factory at Wr. Neudorf, Austria on July 26th, 1944. Short before reaching their target german Focke Wulf 190 of JG 300 shot down their B-17. During their spin downwards they hit another B-17 (42-102929 of 1Lt. Ernest F. Howell Jr.) resulting in a loss of 17 men - among them 2Lt. Haggerty. MACR 7000 tells more about this tragedy.
Since this crashplace hast been located and a lot of details about their losses have been revealed it is important to get in contact with his familiy.
If you are a former fellow of 2Lt. Haggerty, you know his familiy or any other details, please leave a message here.
Thank you very much in advance!
Sincerely,
Kurtl
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