Donald Isaac Soale

Military
media-38451.jpeg UPL 38451 "A group of Boeing B-17 flying fortress Co-pilots, ready to take off on a bombing operation in support of the ground forces fighting in France, pause for a moment to hear the latest news from the beachhead. Thus far, the airmen, because of thick clouds, have seen nothing of the fighting despite their constant bombing journeys over the battle lines."

L- R: 2Lts Joseph C Hainzen, Dillinger, PA; Victor Romasco, Uxbridge, MA; Donald Soale, Dayton, OH; Harry A Smith, Mt Pocono, PA; and Robert A Douglas, Kansas City, KS.

Object Number - UPL 38451 - "A group of Boeing B-17 flying fortress Co-pilots, ready to take off on a bombing operation in support of the ground forces fighting in France, pause...

Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 31 x missions. Became group lead crew.





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Blanchester, Warren County, OH 2 August 1921 Son of Isaac Hamilton Soale and Rosa Belle Boatman.

Enlisted

Patterson Field, Fairfield, OH 8 May 1942 Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio

Died

Washington Court House, OH 20 February 2008

Buried

Washington Cemetery, Washington Court House, Fayette County, OH 25 February 2008 Washington Cemetery Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio
Jamestown, OH

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Flight training

Greenwood AAF, MS Pilot training, Class of 43- Greenwood AAF, Mississippi

Based

Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF.

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