Donald Richard Denmead
Military ROLL OF HONOURB-17 #42-30872 'Ole Puss' collided with another aircraft on 16 December 1943. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH, Air Medal w/3 Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blonde Bomber Betty Grable aka Ole Puss
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Netcong, New Jersey, USA | ||
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hollland | 16 December 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added S/N per MACR 1565 for A/C #42-30872 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28693089/42?terms=42,30872
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1565 / MACR 1565; Snetterton Falcons pg 88 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database