Donald Bumgarner
Military(Back L-R) 1Lt Billy M. Goolsby (P), 1Lt John N. Savage (CP)(P). 2Lt Paul E. Towberman (N), Capt Richard R. Bowen (B)
(Front-L-R) T/Sgt Chester W. Greenhalgh (R), T/Sgt Donald Bumgarner (E), S/Sgt William Chraniuk (BTG), S/Sgt Harry J. Rothrock (LWG),
S/Sgt Frank Z. Cueto (RWG), S/Sgt William A. Strobel (TG) Harry J. Rothrock
303rd Bomb Group web page & personal family albums.
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18079869 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Saline, IL | 12 October 1916 | Son of Roscoe Ray and Mary Jane [Fox] Bumgarner. |
Died |
Las Vegas, NV | 3 February 1997 | |
Buried |
Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery Las Vegas, Clark County, NV | 6 February 1997 | Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Harrisburg, IL |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/89424724/donald-bumgarner-wwii-army-enlist…
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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138716910
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster