Biographical Information

Name:

Doane Hage, Jr.

Date of Birth:

1921

Place of Birth:

Petersburg, VA

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

IN

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force

Location of Service:

England; St. Nazaire, France; Moosburg, Bavaria, Germany; Krems, Austria

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Service History Note:

The B-17 the veteran was flying on was shot down over Saint-Nazaire, France on 1/9/1942. Veteran was a prisoner of war (POW) at Stalag VIIA in Mooseburg and at Stalag XVIIB at Krems for two years.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD (Compact Disc) [1item]--Reference copy

Manuscript: Memoirs [1item]

Audio: Cassette Tape [1item]--Oral history interview

Photograph: Original photographic print [1item]

Computer File: Floppy disk [1item]--Electronic file of interview transcript

Manuscript: Transcript [1item]--Transcription of audio recording

Interviewer:

Larry Ordner 

Donor:

Richard Lugar

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/1202

Subjects:

Hage, Doane
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Prisoner of War (POW)

Cite as:

Doane Hage Collection (AFC/2001/001/1202), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress