Donald L Voorhees
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Thomas E. Falls Jr. top is 2nd from left (marked with a cross)
Staff Sergeant Donald Voorhees is in the front row, third from left. Robert F. Swift is front row, 5th from the left (second in from the right).
Correspondence with the nephew of Robert Swift
Object Number - UPL 34454 - A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Thomas E. Falls Jr. top is 2nd from left (marked with a cross) Staff...
Voorhees was shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-38190 and Killed in Action (KIA) on a mission to Berlin. His aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters and exploded in mid-air, 9 members of the crew were unable to bail out and were killed in the incident. Their bodies were recovered on the ground by German authorities.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Camp Grant, Illinois | 11 February 1942 | Camp Grant Illinois |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 May 1944 | |
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Buried |
Community Cemetery Sulse, near Diesten, Germany | 9 May 1944 | Temporary Burial |
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Born |
Fairview, Illinois, USA | ||
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Other Radio School |
Scott Field, Harlingen, TX | ||
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Other Aviation cadet training |
San Antonio, TX, USA | ||
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Other Primary Training |
Pine Bluff, AR, USA | ||
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Other Basic flying training |
Coffeyville, Kansas | ||
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Other Combat Training |
Walla Walla, Washington | ||
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Other Combat Training |
Avon Park, FL | ||
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Based |
Snetterton Heath |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Information provided by Michael Voorhees, Great Nephew
Missing Air Crew Report 4560 via Fold 3
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4568 / MACR 4568; Snetterton Falcons, pg 146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database