Donald served as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner, B-17-F #41-24449, 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cassia County, Idaho prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 8, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm hand and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17-F #41-24449 took off, with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Lorient, France. They were last sighted with one of their engines on fire and eventually "exploding" 5 minutes after passing over their target during the war. The entire crew was lost in this explosion.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39678642
Son of Mr. Donald D. Velasquez who resided in Gooding, Idaho.
( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17-F #41-24449:
Bloodgood, William D. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Buchanan, Hubert B. ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, TX
Chubb, William S. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Dreisbach, Frank T. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KY
Gearhart, Arden G. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Marks, William R. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Steele, William H. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Tabor, Cecil R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Velasquez, Donald ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ID
Zeeck, Willy H. W. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Cassia County, Idaho prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 8, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm hand and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17-F #41-24449 took off, with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Lorient, France. They were last sighted with one of their engines on fire and eventually "exploding" 5 minutes after passing over their target during the war. The entire crew was lost in this explosion.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39678642
Son of Mr. Donald D. Velasquez who resided in Gooding, Idaho.
( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17-F #41-24449:
Bloodgood, William D. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Buchanan, Hubert B. ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, TX
Chubb, William S. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Dreisbach, Frank T. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KY
Gearhart, Arden G. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Marks, William R. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Steele, William H. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Tabor, Cecil R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Velasquez, Donald ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ID
Zeeck, Willy H. W. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Donald served as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner, B-17-F #41-24449, 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cassia County, Idaho prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 8, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm hand and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17-F #41-24449 took off, with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Lorient, France. They were last sighted with one of their engines on fire and eventually "exploding" 5 minutes after passing over their target during the war. The entire crew was lost in this explosion.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39678642
Son of Mr. Donald D. Velasquez who resided in Gooding, Idaho.
( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17-F #41-24449:
Bloodgood, William D. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Buchanan, Hubert B. ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, TX
Chubb, William S. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Dreisbach, Frank T. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KY
Gearhart, Arden G. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Marks, William R. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Steele, William H. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Tabor, Cecil R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Velasquez, Donald ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ID
Zeeck, Willy H. W. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Cassia County, Idaho prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 8, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm hand and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17-F #41-24449 took off, with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Lorient, France. They were last sighted with one of their engines on fire and eventually "exploding" 5 minutes after passing over their target during the war. The entire crew was lost in this explosion.
Donald was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39678642
Son of Mr. Donald D. Velasquez who resided in Gooding, Idaho.
( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17-F #41-24449:
Bloodgood, William D. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Buchanan, Hubert B. ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, TX
Chubb, William S. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Dreisbach, Frank T. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KY
Gearhart, Arden G. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Marks, William R. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Steele, William H. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Tabor, Cecil R. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Velasquez, Donald ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ID
Zeeck, Willy H. W. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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