Donald served as a Private First Class on C-46A #42-96716, 566th Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided at 476 Glenwood Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 2, 1943 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed as a Machinists apprentice and also as Single, without dependents.
Donald died in the "Line Of Duty" when his C-46 was involved in a mid air collision with C-46 #41-12357 in the skies in the vicinity of the Reno Army Airfield, Nevada during the war. Both aircraft were operating on a training flight. " 7 " of the crew perished on C-46A #42-96716 and " 5 " perished on C-46 #41-12357.
The crew of C-46 #42-96716 were noted as following the prescribed instrument let down when the airplane was struck by C-46 #41-12357.
Service # 33602616
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen that perished on C-46A #42-96716:
Hoeper, Irvin F. ~ 1st Lt, IL
Jackson, Olin T., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, TX
Johnson, Robert F. ~ Flt Off, GA
Kraft, Donald H. ~ Pfc, NY
Long, Henry J., Jr. ~ Corp, CT
Smith, James F. ~ T/Sgt, CA
Urweider, Frederick E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, NJ
For Airmen who perished on C-46A #41-12357 see:
Dulfer, Frederick W., Jr. ~ Flt Off, CA
( Crew Reports by: Tim Cook & Russ Pickett )
He resided at 476 Glenwood Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 2, 1943 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed as a Machinists apprentice and also as Single, without dependents.
Donald died in the "Line Of Duty" when his C-46 was involved in a mid air collision with C-46 #41-12357 in the skies in the vicinity of the Reno Army Airfield, Nevada during the war. Both aircraft were operating on a training flight. " 7 " of the crew perished on C-46A #42-96716 and " 5 " perished on C-46 #41-12357.
The crew of C-46 #42-96716 were noted as following the prescribed instrument let down when the airplane was struck by C-46 #41-12357.
Service # 33602616
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen that perished on C-46A #42-96716:
Hoeper, Irvin F. ~ 1st Lt, IL
Jackson, Olin T., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, TX
Johnson, Robert F. ~ Flt Off, GA
Kraft, Donald H. ~ Pfc, NY
Long, Henry J., Jr. ~ Corp, CT
Smith, James F. ~ T/Sgt, CA
Urweider, Frederick E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, NJ
For Airmen who perished on C-46A #41-12357 see:
Dulfer, Frederick W., Jr. ~ Flt Off, CA
( Crew Reports by: Tim Cook & Russ Pickett )
Donald served as a Private First Class on C-46A #42-96716, 566th Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided at 476 Glenwood Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 2, 1943 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed as a Machinists apprentice and also as Single, without dependents.
Donald died in the "Line Of Duty" when his C-46 was involved in a mid air collision with C-46 #41-12357 in the skies in the vicinity of the Reno Army Airfield, Nevada during the war. Both aircraft were operating on a training flight. " 7 " of the crew perished on C-46A #42-96716 and " 5 " perished on C-46 #41-12357.
The crew of C-46 #42-96716 were noted as following the prescribed instrument let down when the airplane was struck by C-46 #41-12357.
Service # 33602616
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen that perished on C-46A #42-96716:
Hoeper, Irvin F. ~ 1st Lt, IL
Jackson, Olin T., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, TX
Johnson, Robert F. ~ Flt Off, GA
Kraft, Donald H. ~ Pfc, NY
Long, Henry J., Jr. ~ Corp, CT
Smith, James F. ~ T/Sgt, CA
Urweider, Frederick E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, NJ
For Airmen who perished on C-46A #41-12357 see:
Dulfer, Frederick W., Jr. ~ Flt Off, CA
( Crew Reports by: Tim Cook & Russ Pickett )
He resided at 476 Glenwood Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 2, 1943 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed as a Machinists apprentice and also as Single, without dependents.
Donald died in the "Line Of Duty" when his C-46 was involved in a mid air collision with C-46 #41-12357 in the skies in the vicinity of the Reno Army Airfield, Nevada during the war. Both aircraft were operating on a training flight. " 7 " of the crew perished on C-46A #42-96716 and " 5 " perished on C-46 #41-12357.
The crew of C-46 #42-96716 were noted as following the prescribed instrument let down when the airplane was struck by C-46 #41-12357.
Service # 33602616
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen that perished on C-46A #42-96716:
Hoeper, Irvin F. ~ 1st Lt, IL
Jackson, Olin T., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, TX
Johnson, Robert F. ~ Flt Off, GA
Kraft, Donald H. ~ Pfc, NY
Long, Henry J., Jr. ~ Corp, CT
Smith, James F. ~ T/Sgt, CA
Urweider, Frederick E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, NJ
For Airmen who perished on C-46A #41-12357 see:
Dulfer, Frederick W., Jr. ~ Flt Off, CA
( Crew Reports by: Tim Cook & Russ Pickett )
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