Donald Olsen Funk

Military
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of large canvas bags. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear UPL 66544 UPL 66544 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/3 April 1945, Kiel (Dry Docks).
Back L-R: 1st Lt. Jack McCaine (MN), 2nd Lt. John Pylman (N), 2nd Lt. Donald Funk (P), Maj. Clarence Thacker (AC/CP), F/O Robert Ward (N).
Front L-R: 1st Lt. Lambert Muller-Thym (B), F/O William O’Leary (OBS/TG), TSgt. Roman Soto (RO), TSgt. Gordon Robb (TT). 384th Bomb Group collection

The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35742/search/8882

547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 8th Air Force 924 44-8541 Grafton Underwood Jack Mezick McCaine John H Pylman Donald Olsen Funk Clarence Lewis Thacker Robert C Ward Lambert Muller-Thym William Joseph O'Leary Roman S Soto Gordon Lee Robb On

Object Number - UPL 66544 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/3 April 1945, Kiel (Dry Docks). Back L-R: 1st Lt. Jack McCaine (MN), 2nd Lt. John Pylman (N), 2nd Lt. Donald Funk (P),...

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions, ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.



Post war: Served in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Dwain Burton Bland

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18094262
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Harold E Marsh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group

Joseph Aloysious Maurer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 33799444
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Ernest Alvin Midura

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31350738
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Andrew Caeser Mingo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-781634
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

44-6514

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Danny
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

44-6898

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hiawatha, UT 17 November 1923 Son of George B and Mary Abigail [Olsen] Funk.

Enlisted

Fresno, CA 1 March 1943 Fresno, California

Other

Promotion

Grafton Underwood, UK 21 May 1945 Promoted to Captain.

Died

Roseville, CA 26 June 2003

Buried

Green Valley Cemetery, Rescue, El Dorado County, CA 29 June 2003 Green Valley Cemetery Rescue, El Dorado County, California

Based

Grafton Underwood Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/597608745
https://www.fold3.com/record/71556562-donald-o-funk
https://www.fold3.com/record/85048021-donald-o-funk
https://www.fold3.com/record/712841237-funk-donald-o
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=8037
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181077072/donald-o_-funk

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

Donald Olsen Funk: Gallery (2 items)

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of large canvas bags. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear

Object number: UPL 66544 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/3 April 1945, Kiel...

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men seated in front on large canvas bags. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear.

Object number: UPL 66557 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/10 April 1945...