He resided in Utah prior to the war.
Donald was "Killed In Action" when his B-29 was hit by Japanese Anti-Aircraft gun fire and crashed near Osaka, Japan during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Donald was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 28, 1950.
Service # O-774847
Donald also has a "Cenotaph" in the Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Utah. " Click Here " for that record.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29B #42-63600:
Babitsky, Charles ~ S/Sgt, New York
Chambers, Samuel J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Pennsylvania
Dombroski, Louis V ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Florio, Perry ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Garrett, Thomas R ~ Major, California
Hamilton, Richard H ~ ( "see below" )
Kaczowka, Stephen J ~ Corp, Gunner, Massachusetts
Titensor, Allen Earl ~ Major, Pilot, California
White, Luther H ~ Capt, Kentucky
Williams, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Utah
Wilson, Arthur N ~ Corp, Gunner, Wisconsin
Captain Richard H. Hamilton, who was an observer on this flight, was able to bailout. He was "executed" by the Japanese as a war criminal along with 14 others on July 21, 1945.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Utah prior to the war.
Donald was "Killed In Action" when his B-29 was hit by Japanese Anti-Aircraft gun fire and crashed near Osaka, Japan during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Donald was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 28, 1950.
Service # O-774847
Donald also has a "Cenotaph" in the Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Utah. " Click Here " for that record.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29B #42-63600:
Babitsky, Charles ~ S/Sgt, New York
Chambers, Samuel J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Pennsylvania
Dombroski, Louis V ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Florio, Perry ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Garrett, Thomas R ~ Major, California
Hamilton, Richard H ~ ( "see below" )
Kaczowka, Stephen J ~ Corp, Gunner, Massachusetts
Titensor, Allen Earl ~ Major, Pilot, California
White, Luther H ~ Capt, Kentucky
Williams, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Utah
Wilson, Arthur N ~ Corp, Gunner, Wisconsin
Captain Richard H. Hamilton, who was an observer on this flight, was able to bailout. He was "executed" by the Japanese as a war criminal along with 14 others on July 21, 1945.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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2LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
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