Fred August Doninger
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 61484 - T/Sgt Frederick A. Doninger
Assigned to 734BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) Mid air collision and crashed at Darmsheim in B-24 42-95171
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A bomber crew of the 453rd Bomb Group wait on a jeep. Letter enclosed with print: '[Left to Right] James E Terwilliger- Waist Gunner, Luhter M Clark- Co-pilot, Carl Powell- Navigator, Lattie P Head- Nose Gunner, Nicholas Radosevich- Pilot, Edmund M Survilla- Tail Gunner, Lt ? Lee- Bombardier (Robert Burgess was the Bombardier on the original crew), Joseph D Craft- Radio operator, Robert Victor- Waist Gunner, Robert O Hanson- Engineer- Top Turret. Original Cadre- Model (Crew #41) 734th Squadron, 453rd Bomb](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380672.jpg.webp?itok=L5hegKpe)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693033
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Diana-Mite
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Louisville, Kentucky | 18 May 1921 | BornLouisville, Kentucky |
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Enlisted |
Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky | 4 June 1942 | EnlistedBowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Darmsheim, Germany | 21 July 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)Darmsheim, Germany |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold, France | 1 January 1946 | Re-InterredLorraine American Cemetery and MemorialSaint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/704236228/blank-us-wwii-hospital-admission…
https://www.fold3.com/record/529899184/fred-a-doninger-american-battle-…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56654504/frederick-august-doninger
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7252 / MACR 7253 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
