Donald R Turner

Military
media-37257.jpeg UPL 37257 John D. Crouchley Crew
485th BG - 828th BS

Standing L to R: Ralph F. Perillo (G), Thomas A. Langstaff (TG), Edward G. Johnson (BTG), Eugene A. Lascotte (NG), Donald R. Turner (FE), William J. Van Meer (RO)

Kneeling Left to Right: John D. Crouchley (P), Allen G. Meister (B), Forrest J. Leveille (N), William J. Hays (CP)

This crew was shot down on 28 June 1944. Crouchley was KIA. The rest of the crew (minus Meister) survived and were made POW. Meister had been made squadron bombardier days before and was not aboard when this crew was shot down.

Crew association.

Object Number - UPL 37257 - John D. Crouchley Crew 485th BG - 828th BS Standing L to R: Ralph F. Perillo (G), Thomas A. Langstaff (TG), Edward G. Johnson (BTG), Eugene A....

Assigned to 828BS, 485BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 42-52701 28-Jun-44; Shot down by E/A, baled out Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 6820/8339



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-41068) of the 485th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Yellow? 44-41068.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11063665 / O-802172
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Miss Yankee Rebel
  • Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Leavenworth, KS 8 June 1924 Son of Carl Turner.

Enlisted

26 January 1943

Other

Baled out POW

Plovdiv, Bulgaria 28 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 42-52701 28-Jun-44; Shot down by E/A, baled out POW MACR 6820/8339

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Shumen, Bulgaria 28 June 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Shumen, Bulgaria.

Other

Discharged USAAF

31 August 1969 Honourable discharge.

Died

20 September 1995

Buried

Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS 23 September 1995 Leavenworth National Cemetery Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

Based

Venosa 28 June 1944 Assigned to 828BS, 485BG, 15AF USAAF.
Franklin, MO

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