Donald Herbert McAuley
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Aircraft
- 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
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Epinal American Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
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
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
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