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TSGT Donald Earl Turnipseed
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TSGT Donald Earl Turnipseed

Birth
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Death
18 Nov 1943 (aged 22)
At Sea
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Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
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Engineer T/Sgt Donald E. Turnipseed, MIA/KIA
Hometown Lafayette, IN
Squadron: 565th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # 35368158
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1/Lt John B.McCormick, MIA/KIA

Target:Oslo, Norway
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:2885
Date Lost: 18-Nov-43
Serial Number:42-40787
Aircraft Model B-24H-15-CF
Aircraft Letter: V
Aircraft Name: Vagabond King
Location: North Sea
Cause: Fw-190's over the North Sea -- 11 MIA/ KIA
Notes: Apparently hit by friendly or enemy fire and was forced to ditch. His body was not recovered.

The Vagabond King's crew when it went down in the North Sea.
Capt. John B. McCormick Pilot MIA/KIA
2nd/Lt. Charles W. Tourison Co Pilot MIA/KIA
1/Lt Marvin R.Mendelsohn Navigator MIA/KIA
1st/Lt. Marvin Mosco Bombardier MIA/KIA
2/Lt Enrico J. Chelini Observer MIA/KIA
T/Sgt. Donald E. Turnipseed Engineer MIA/KIA
Sgt. Alfred P. Rossi Jr. Radio Op. MIA/KIA
S/Sgt. Lewis H. Raines Gunner MIA/KIA
S/Sgt. Gerald E. Murphy Gunner MIA/KIA
S/Sgt. William J. Budai Gunner MIA/KIA
S/Sgt. Kenneth R. Scott Gunner MIA/KIA
Engineer T/Sgt Donald E. Turnipseed, MIA/KIA
Hometown Lafayette, IN
Squadron: 565th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # 35368158
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1/Lt John B.McCormick, MIA/KIA

Target:Oslo, Norway
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:2885
Date Lost: 18-Nov-43
Serial Number:42-40787
Aircraft Model B-24H-15-CF
Aircraft Letter: V
Aircraft Name: Vagabond King
Location: North Sea
Cause: Fw-190's over the North Sea -- 11 MIA/ KIA
Notes: Apparently hit by friendly or enemy fire and was forced to ditch. His body was not recovered.

The Vagabond King's crew when it went down in the North Sea.
Capt. John B. McCormick Pilot MIA/KIA
2nd/Lt. Charles W. Tourison Co Pilot MIA/KIA
1/Lt Marvin R.Mendelsohn Navigator MIA/KIA
1st/Lt. Marvin Mosco Bombardier MIA/KIA
2/Lt Enrico J. Chelini Observer MIA/KIA
T/Sgt. Donald E. Turnipseed Engineer MIA/KIA
Sgt. Alfred P. Rossi Jr. Radio Op. MIA/KIA
S/Sgt. Lewis H. Raines Gunner MIA/KIA
S/Sgt. Gerald E. Murphy Gunner MIA/KIA
S/Sgt. William J. Budai Gunner MIA/KIA
S/Sgt. Kenneth R. Scott Gunner MIA/KIA

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T SGT 565 BOMB SQ 389 BOMB GP (H) INDIANA

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Entered the service from Indiana.

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  • Maintained by: John Dowdy
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56295098/donald_earl-turnipseed: accessed ), memorial page for TSGT Donald Earl Turnipseed (12 Dec 1920–18 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56295098, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).