Waldo William Glass

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-37017.jpeg UPL 37017 Wilbur H. Turner Crew
446th BG - 705th BS

Standing Left to Right: Willard A. Hill (CP), Blaine H. Barritt (B), Wilbur H. Turner (P), Hyman Natkis (N)

Kneeling Left to Right: Waldo W. Glass (RO), A.C. Brossett (WG), Dean G. Aitken (BTG), Joseph J. Sabarich (TTG), Harry F. Meeker (TG), John Borowski (G)

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Object Number - UPL 37017 - Wilbur H. Turner Crew 446th BG - 705th BS Standing Left to Right: Willard A. Hill (CP), Blaine H. Barritt (B), Wilbur H. Turner (P), Hyman...

B-24 'Do-Jim-Don' #42-94859 shot down by flak and fighter aircraft, crashed near Rennes 12 June 1944. Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

People

Wilbur H Turner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-792356
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (RT-F, serial number 42-94859) nicknamed "Do-Jin-Don" of the 446th Bomb Group, featuring Donald Duck. Image via Albert R Krassman Jr. Written on slide casing: 'Do-Jin-Don.'

42-94859

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dodgin Don
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA 9 October 1921

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Chartes de Bretagne, France 12 June 1944
Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA 168 Chestnut Street

Buried

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Burial Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France Plot Plot J Row 3 Grave 6

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Special Orders #33 - HQ 18th Replacement Wing - Salt Lake City, UT - 2 Feb 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5802 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 37017 - Wilbur H. Turner Crew 446th BG - 705th BS Standing...