Military man in Austin H. Winn’s letters 1
Mentioned in letters as: Johnny Doganges
Named once among the officers on Austin’s new July 1945 crew. Likely the “J. DeGange” signature on the City of Annapolis crew photograph in manuscript chapter 18.
FACT from the letters: On 4 July 1945 Austin listed “Johnny Doganges” among the four officers on his new crew.
FACT from the photograph: The ink under the second kneeling man appears to read “J. Doganges.” It does not clearly read DeGange.
HYPOTHESIS: That “J. Doganges” is the letters’ Johnny Doganges. The photograph gives an initial; the letters give Johnny.
FACT from the roster: The 19th Bomb Group D index does not list Doganges. No obituary or award card found here names Johnny Doganges, a crew, or an airplane.