A compilation of letters home, photos, and other documents related to his service in World War II as a radio-gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber. The Lonesome Polecat was shot down on February 11, 1944 over the town of Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles killing all crew and two towns people. Download the PDF (2.5 megabytes)

The last flight of Bob's B-24 has been described by Diane Condon-Boutier in her article "The Last Flight of the Lonesome Polecat" in WWII Quarterly, Fall 2015 issue.

Videos from the memorial observance in Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles on February 11, 2016. These are MTS files, some very large. They will have to download completely before they will play. If they won't play using the software on your computer, try installing the VLC media player (free). Video by Patrick Ober.

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Photos from the February 11, 2016 memorial observance in Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles, attended by Paul and Bob Schreiner, nephews of Bob Hagey.

Updated February 25, 2016