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Donald James Cameron

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Donald James Cameron

Birth
Death
11 Jan 1951 (aged 22)
Guadalupe County, Texas, USA
Burial
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Old-F - 1782
Memorial ID
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Corporal Cameron was killed in the crash of a U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfortress. He was the tailgunner. The bomber was returning to Randolph Air Force Base on a 7-hour training mission when it experienced an instrument panel failure in heavy cloud cover. The crew of eleven was ordered to bail out but five members of the crew did not escape before it struck ground 10 miles southwest of Seguin, Texas.
Corporal Cameron was killed in the crash of a U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfortress. He was the tailgunner. The bomber was returning to Randolph Air Force Base on a 7-hour training mission when it experienced an instrument panel failure in heavy cloud cover. The crew of eleven was ordered to bail out but five members of the crew did not escape before it struck ground 10 miles southwest of Seguin, Texas.

Inscription

Illinois, Cpl 3511 AF, Cmbt Crew Tng Gp

Gravesite Details

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  • Created by: Paul Mack
  • Added: Mar 10, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66743347/donald_james-cameron: accessed ), memorial page for Donald James Cameron (12 Aug 1928–11 Jan 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66743347, citing Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Paul Mack (contributor 47145486).