Donald James Wellings
Military
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Object Number - UPL 46454 - 1st Lt Donald James Wellings, 323BS, 91BG
Navigator Donald Wellings flew 30 missions with the 323rd Sqdn at Bassingbourn.
On 22nd March 1945 he married Lt. Martha Anne Viola a surgical nurse with the 163rd General Hospital, their honeymoon in Devon being enabled by a flight on B-17 43-38939 and - when he returned to the USA - re-trained as a pilot flying P-51's and P80's with the 56th Fighter Group. He did tours in Hawaii, Alaska and England and two postings with the Pentagon during his time in the service.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tacoma, WA | 26 July 1923 | Son of Donald and Martha Wellings. |
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Died |
Friday Harbor, WA | 23 October 2002 | |
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Buried |
Tahoma National Cemetery Kent, King County, WA | 27 October 2002 | Tahoma National Cemetery Kent, King County, Washington |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Donald Wellings.
