David Raymond Apgar was born on April 15, 1915, in Plainfield, New Jersey. He was the son of George Hoffman Apgar and Lillian Louisa Kitchen Apgar. He was the husband of Esther Musser Apgar.

David served in the 577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on the B-24 Liberator #42-7497 during World War II.

On March 18, 1944, his crew took off from Station 118 airfield in Wendling, England, for a mission in Friedrichshafen. At 1510 hours, the plane was last seen spinning down to the left, with one engine on fire, and subsequently crashing. A total of seven parachutes in two groups were seen. Those seven crew members, including SSgt Apgar, became prisoners of war. He was wounded and sent to a hospital in Stalag Luft 17B near Krems, Austria. The bodies of the other three crew members were discovered in the wreckage.

Sgt Apgar died on July 17, 1981, at the age of 66. He is now buried in the Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

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