Donald Pollard Macrae
Military
Names written as:
Back row, left to right:
Macrae, Donald P, 2nd Lt, Nav, POW
Brown, Alexander R, 2nd Lt, Pilot, did not fly on 12 August 1943 mission - place taken by Kurt Freund
Emens, Dale T, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, POW
Bozarth, Glen H, 2nd Lt, Bomb, POW
Wallace, Cyrus M, SSgt, Ball Turret, KIA
Kneeling in front:
Angarano, Daniel J, SSgt, Left Waist, POW
Jamison, Allen G, SSgt, Right Waist, POW
Roberts, Charles E, SSgt, Tail, KIA
Ragland, James L, TSgt, Top Turret, POW
Schaedler, Francis J, TSgt, Radio Op, KIA
Crew names sent through to the American Air Museum by Don Macrae's daughter, Robin.
Object Number - UPL 24054 - Lt. Donald Macrae and crew in England, 25 July 1943. Names written as: Back row, left to right: Macrae, Donald P, 2nd Lt, Nav, POW Brown,...
Prisoner of War (POW). 12 Aug 1943 shot down on Gelsenkirchen synthetic rubber mission. Prisoner in Stalag Luft lll; marched to Moosberg, VII-A, January 27, 1945
Liberated April 1945
POW
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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
- Nicknames: Mystic
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Malboro, New Jersey, USA | 18 June 1917 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 12 August 1943 - 27 January 1945 |
Revisions
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 274 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2340 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
