Donald Michael Sternglanz
Military
Object Number - UPL 65361 - 2nd Lt Donald M. Sternglanz
Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 41-24547 'Vertigo' on a mission to target U-boats, heavy flak and fighters attacked. Plane crashed into Channel about 4 miles off Brest and quickly sank. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18049941
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6146062
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 1102931
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16042107
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39082742
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner; Assistant line chief
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Vertigo
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
El Paso, Texas, USA | 1 January 1919 | |
|
Enlisted |
March Field, Riverside, California | 10 January 1942 | EnlistedMarch Field, Riverside, California |
|
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 1 May 1943 | |
|
Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Normandie, France | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the MissingNormandy American Cemetery and MemorialNormandie, France |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 3573 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
