Donald David Kienholz
Military
1st Fighter Group - 94th Fighter Squadron
Kienholz was an ace with 6 victories
Object Number - UPL 24475 - 1LT Donald D. Kienholz 1st Fighter Group - 94th Fighter Squadron Kienholz was an ace with 6 victories
Kienholz was an ace with 6 victories. He went on to serve in the Korean war, and retired in October 1965 after 27 years of service.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Billie Jo/Bar Fly
- Unit: 1st Fighter Group 94th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Edwall, WA 99008, USA | 7 June 1923 | |
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Died |
Walla Walla, WA 99362, USA | 27 December 1973 | He died when the twin-engine airplane he was piloting crashed and burned near the Walla Walla City-County Airport. He was a corporate pilot for American Sign and Indicator Company and was flying from Spokane to Walla Walla to pick up two passengers to take to Seattle. He enlisted in the Army in May, 1939, and was a pilot in the Army Air Force during World War II and continued as the Air Force became a separate service. He retired as a Major. He held a triple rating (pilot, navigator, observer) and was an airplane commander of a Strategic Air Command bomber. His first wife Bobbie Jo died while they were in El Paso. In 1960 he married Patricia. They were later divorced. In, 1970, he married Margaret who survives him. Also surviving him are two sons, three daughters, three stepsons, and three grandchildren. |
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Buried |
Spokane, WA, USA | 31 December 1973 | Pines Cemetery Spokane Spokane County Washington, USA |
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