James Kyle Donley
MilitaryAssigned to 348BS, 99BG, 15AF USAAF.. Failed to Return (FTR) Innsbruck in B-17 42-5832; no.3 engine on fire, run away prop, A/C exploded in mid air, crashed Innsbruck, Germany; MACR 1527 Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM, PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
Post War: Served in USAF in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: War Bird II
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lorenzo, Texas | 28 July 1924 | Born Lorenzo, Texas |
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Died |
Las Vegas, Nevada | 9 July 2012 | Died Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Buried |
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Texas | 12 July 2012 | Interred Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas, Dallas County, Texas |