Donald Herbert McAuley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Captain Donald H McAuley of the 20th Fighter Group talks to his Crew Chief from the cockpit of his P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Pistol Packin' Mama". Handwritten on slide:"Capt.McAuley returning from his first mission Eng.Dec 1943 20th Fgtr Gp Wittering 267081 KI:K" media-388505.jpg FRE 5417 Captain Donald H McAuley of the 20th Fighter Group talks to his Crew Chief from the cockpit of his P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Pistol Packin' Mama". Handwritten on slide:"Capt.McAuley returning from his first mission Eng.Dec 1943 20th Fgtr Gp Wittering 267081 KI:K" Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5417 - Captain Donald H McAuley of the 20th Fighter Group talks to his Crew Chief from the cockpit of his P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Pistol Packin' Mama"....

Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Droopsnoot mission to Tours, France in P-38 44-13847; Killed in Action (KIA)

 

Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), EAME, PH.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Aircraft

Captain Donald H McAuley of the 20th Fighter Group talks to his Crew Chief from the cockpit of his P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Pistol Packin' Mama". Handwritten on slide:"Capt.McAuley returning from his first mission Eng.Dec 1943 20th Fgtr Gp Wittering 267081 KI:K"
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 466th Bomb Group 55th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (466th Bomb Group)
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Francisco, California 9 June 1914 Born San Francisco, California

Enlisted

Moffett Field, California 17 March 1941 Enlisted Moffett Field, California

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Alencon, France 23 April 1944 Killed in Action (KIA) Alencon, France

Buried

Lorraine, France 1 January 1946 Re-Interred Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Lorraine, France

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 4124;
- King's Cliffe Memorial Edition

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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