Donald B Rubin
Military
Object Number - UPL 19330 - Lt Rubin's flight jacket.
Killed in Action (KIA) on October 2, 1944. Lt. Rubin was the Navigator flying with the crew of Capt. Clifford Leach in B-17 serial number 43-38245. Involved in a mid-air collision with B-17 serial number 44-6460 flown by Lt. William Wilder while assembling into formation over the base for mission to Kassel. One member of the Wilder crew survived, all others in both crews perished in the accident.
Lt. Rubin flew his first combat mission on January 4, 1944 with the crew of Lt. Richard Leigh. Normally a man would fly his required number of missions in about three months. One would speculate that if he was still flying in October 1944 he most likely had signed up for a second tour of duty.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 711th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
2 October 1944 | ||
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Born |
New York State |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945, Combat Chronology Supplement p. 482
