Donald served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17G #42-38075, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Woodbury County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 31, 1941 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-31112 and crashed near Itzeho, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
He also has two other "Cenotaphs". ( see below links )
Service # O-537244
( Bio & Family links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38075:
Ahlwardt, Donald L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
Carter, Allen C ~ FO, Bombardier, Texas
Foster, Frank M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Franke, Ellick ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Lampman, Paul A, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
McConnell, Robert R ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Millican, Walter E ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Oklahoma
Robey, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Weck, Raymond S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Missouri
Westphal, William F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
For Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31112 see:
Hallock, Edward R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave, source unknown:
8th Air Force, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy
B-17G 42-38075, was involved in an mid-air collision with B-17G
42-31112 of the 447 BG over the German coast north west of Hamburg after the mission was recalled, the 1st bomb division made a 180 degree turn to the left and flew head-on in to the 3th bomb division, both B-17s exploded and went down.
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margratan, Wall of the Missing
Suggested edit: Hello. After reading the Bio and I studied it about the crash and I find it it is true:
Donald L. Ahlwardt enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces at Fort Des Moines, Iowa on 31 December 1941. 1st Lt Donald Ahlwardt was in the 8th Air Force, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy. He was on board B-17G 42-38075, which was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-31112 of the 447 BG over the German coast northwest of Hamburg. After the mission was recalled, the 1st bomb division made a 180 degree turn to the left and flew head-on in to the 3rd bomb division. Both B-17s exploded and went down.
Contributor: Bert Morley
He resided in Woodbury County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 31, 1941 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-31112 and crashed near Itzeho, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
He also has two other "Cenotaphs". ( see below links )
Service # O-537244
( Bio & Family links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38075:
Ahlwardt, Donald L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
Carter, Allen C ~ FO, Bombardier, Texas
Foster, Frank M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Franke, Ellick ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Lampman, Paul A, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
McConnell, Robert R ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Millican, Walter E ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Oklahoma
Robey, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Weck, Raymond S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Missouri
Westphal, William F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
For Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31112 see:
Hallock, Edward R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously added to Find A Grave, source unknown:
8th Air Force, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy
B-17G 42-38075, was involved in an mid-air collision with B-17G
42-31112 of the 447 BG over the German coast north west of Hamburg after the mission was recalled, the 1st bomb division made a 180 degree turn to the left and flew head-on in to the 3th bomb division, both B-17s exploded and went down.
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margratan, Wall of the Missing
Suggested edit: Hello. After reading the Bio and I studied it about the crash and I find it it is true:
Donald L. Ahlwardt enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces at Fort Des Moines, Iowa on 31 December 1941. 1st Lt Donald Ahlwardt was in the 8th Air Force, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy. He was on board B-17G 42-38075, which was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-31112 of the 447 BG over the German coast northwest of Hamburg. After the mission was recalled, the 1st bomb division made a 180 degree turn to the left and flew head-on in to the 3rd bomb division. Both B-17s exploded and went down.
Contributor: Bert Morley
Donald served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17G #42-38075, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Woodbury County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 31, 1941 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-31112 and crashed near Itzeho, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
He also has two other "Cenotaphs". ( see below links )
Service # O-537244
( Bio & Family links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38075:
Ahlwardt, Donald L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
Carter, Allen C ~ FO, Bombardier, Texas
Foster, Frank M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Franke, Ellick ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Lampman, Paul A, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
McConnell, Robert R ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Millican, Walter E ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Oklahoma
Robey, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Weck, Raymond S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Missouri
Westphal, William F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
For Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31112 see:
Hallock, Edward R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously added to Find A Grave, source unknown:
8th Air Force, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy
B-17G 42-38075, was involved in an mid-air collision with B-17G
42-31112 of the 447 BG over the German coast north west of Hamburg after the mission was recalled, the 1st bomb division made a 180 degree turn to the left and flew head-on in to the 3th bomb division, both B-17s exploded and went down.
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margratan, Wall of the Missing
Suggested edit: Hello. After reading the Bio and I studied it about the crash and I find it it is true:
Donald L. Ahlwardt enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces at Fort Des Moines, Iowa on 31 December 1941. 1st Lt Donald Ahlwardt was in the 8th Air Force, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy. He was on board B-17G 42-38075, which was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-31112 of the 447 BG over the German coast northwest of Hamburg. After the mission was recalled, the 1st bomb division made a 180 degree turn to the left and flew head-on in to the 3rd bomb division. Both B-17s exploded and went down.
Contributor: Bert Morley
He resided in Woodbury County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 31, 1941 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-31112 and crashed near Itzeho, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
He also has two other "Cenotaphs". ( see below links )
Service # O-537244
( Bio & Family links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38075:
Ahlwardt, Donald L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
Carter, Allen C ~ FO, Bombardier, Texas
Foster, Frank M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Franke, Ellick ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Lampman, Paul A, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
McConnell, Robert R ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Millican, Walter E ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Oklahoma
Robey, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Weck, Raymond S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Missouri
Westphal, William F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
For Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31112 see:
Hallock, Edward R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously added to Find A Grave, source unknown:
8th Air Force, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy
B-17G 42-38075, was involved in an mid-air collision with B-17G
42-31112 of the 447 BG over the German coast north west of Hamburg after the mission was recalled, the 1st bomb division made a 180 degree turn to the left and flew head-on in to the 3th bomb division, both B-17s exploded and went down.
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margratan, Wall of the Missing
Suggested edit: Hello. After reading the Bio and I studied it about the crash and I find it it is true:
Donald L. Ahlwardt enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces at Fort Des Moines, Iowa on 31 December 1941. 1st Lt Donald Ahlwardt was in the 8th Air Force, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy. He was on board B-17G 42-38075, which was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-31112 of the 447 BG over the German coast northwest of Hamburg. After the mission was recalled, the 1st bomb division made a 180 degree turn to the left and flew head-on in to the 3rd bomb division. Both B-17s exploded and went down.
Contributor: Bert Morley
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