Name: Harold K Sargent
First Name(s): Harold K
Last Name: Sargent
Place of birth: Indiana, Martin Cnty, Burns City
Rank: 2 Lt Pilot
ASN: O-773823
Company: 429th F Sqdrn
Unit: 474th Fighter Grp 9th USAAF
Reported as: MIA ► POW
Date of incident: 27-12-1944
Place of incident: Lierneux area
His story: Aircraft Lockheed LIGHTNING type P-38J-15 #42-104105, took off from Airbase Florennes, Belgium on December 25, 1944 for a strafing and dive bombing mission. The plane of 2 Lt Harold K Sargent was hit by FLAK while making a napalm run. His plane burst into flames instantly and burned until it crashed. Lt Sargent managed to bail out.
At first he was reported as MIA. Afterwards as POW imprisoned at Stalag Luft I Barth-Vogelsang, West Pomerania, Germany.
Destination: Lierneux
Mission: Dive Bombing/Strafing
MACR: 11495
Unit history of 474th Fighter Group
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