Donald served as a Flight Officer & Navigator on B-24M #44-42364, 370th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Perry County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-24M #44-42364 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over Balikpapan, Indonesia. During the bombing run over the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire that either disabled or damaged all four engines.
They crew was given the order to bailout over the open ocean and the entire crew did. 7 members of the crew were later rescued and 2 were lost in the sea.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-133775
Donald also has a "Cenotaph" in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Du Quoin, Illinois.
( see family links below )
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Airmen who perished on B-24M #44-42364:
Courtemanche, Norman N ~ Sgt, Photographer, MA
Jones, Donald B ~ FO, Navigator, IL
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Perry County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-24M #44-42364 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over Balikpapan, Indonesia. During the bombing run over the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire that either disabled or damaged all four engines.
They crew was given the order to bailout over the open ocean and the entire crew did. 7 members of the crew were later rescued and 2 were lost in the sea.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-133775
Donald also has a "Cenotaph" in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Du Quoin, Illinois.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24M #44-42364:
Courtemanche, Norman N ~ Sgt, Photographer, MA
Jones, Donald B ~ FO, Navigator, IL
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Donald served as a Flight Officer & Navigator on B-24M #44-42364, 370th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Perry County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-24M #44-42364 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over Balikpapan, Indonesia. During the bombing run over the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire that either disabled or damaged all four engines.
They crew was given the order to bailout over the open ocean and the entire crew did. 7 members of the crew were later rescued and 2 were lost in the sea.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-133775
Donald also has a "Cenotaph" in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Du Quoin, Illinois.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24M #44-42364:
Courtemanche, Norman N ~ Sgt, Photographer, MA
Jones, Donald B ~ FO, Navigator, IL
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Perry County, Illinois prior to the war.
B-24M #44-42364 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over Balikpapan, Indonesia. During the bombing run over the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire that either disabled or damaged all four engines.
They crew was given the order to bailout over the open ocean and the entire crew did. 7 members of the crew were later rescued and 2 were lost in the sea.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-133775
Donald also has a "Cenotaph" in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Du Quoin, Illinois.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24M #44-42364:
Courtemanche, Norman N ~ Sgt, Photographer, MA
Jones, Donald B ~ FO, Navigator, IL
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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