Gordon Lincoln Donkin
Military
Removed associations to 492nd Bomb Group & Component Squadrons as the Diary only covers 306th Bomb Group.
Associated missions, and people mentioned in document.
Object Number - UPL 37317 - Squadron Diaries 12 Sep 44
Flew as a lead
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Punchy
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
13 March 1985 | ||
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Born |
Modesto, California | ||
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Buried |
Salem, Oregon |
Revisions
Added the Awards listed in the cardfile for Gordon Donkin on the 306th BG website.
SOURCE: https://www.306bg.us/card%20file/Cardfile_jpg/Donkin,%20Gordon%20L.jpg
Added S/N from mission reports for 306th BG on the website for the BG.
SOURCE: https://www.306bg.us/Search/search%20all%20v5%20w%20input%20validation%…
Added a connection to A/C #44-8197 listed in the mission report for 9-Dec-44 on the website of the 306th BG.
SOURCE: https://www.306bg.us/Search/search%20all%20v5%20w%20input%20validation%…
Updated the highest rank per info in the mission report for 9-Dec-44 on the website of the 306th BG.
SOURCE: https://www.306bg.us/Search/search%20all%20v5%20w%20input%20validation%…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
