He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
Don was "Killed In Action", along with his entire crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # O-793468
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Crew of B-17 "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225):
Comac, Peter, T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Klopolsky, John R., T/Sgt, Radio-Op, California
Mitts, Homer J., Sgt, Waist Gunner, Tennessee
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Massachusetts
Sparman, Dick L., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Montana
Von Der Heyde, Don S., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Walton, Mack D., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Tennessee
Wannemacher, William, S/Sgt, Ball Gunner, New York
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Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Coppage, Everet A., 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" (#42-29574)
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" (#42-5172)
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337)
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" (#42-5391)
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" (#41-24524)
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437)
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" (#41-24459)
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He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
Don was "Killed In Action", along with his entire crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # O-793468
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crew of B-17 "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225):
Comac, Peter, T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Klopolsky, John R., T/Sgt, Radio-Op, California
Mitts, Homer J., Sgt, Waist Gunner, Tennessee
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Massachusetts
Sparman, Dick L., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Montana
Von Der Heyde, Don S., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Walton, Mack D., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Tennessee
Wannemacher, William, S/Sgt, Ball Gunner, New York
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Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Coppage, Everet A., 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" (#42-29574)
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" (#42-5172)
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337)
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" (#42-5391)
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" (#41-24524)
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437)
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" (#41-24459)
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