Donald R Klang
Military
Donald R. Klang Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Norman Lieske (TG), Donald R. Klang (P), George Owens (FE), Patrick O'Carroll (WG), Robert Freeman (N), Julius Ramaika (R/O), Joseph Sroczynski (NG), Charles Cook (CP), Robert Koppert (WG)
This crew completed 9 combat missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 16524 - Crew #693 Donald R. Klang Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Norman Lieske (TG), Donald R. Klang (P), George Owens (FE), Patrick...
Retired from the USAF as a Brigadier General
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-837896
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2076053
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16192791
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: What's Cookin Doc
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 18 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, IL, USA | 20 January 1924 | |
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Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 30 March 1945 - 16 April 1945 | |
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Other Promoted to Brigadier General |
Alexandria, VA, USA | 1 July 1974 | General Klang assumed duties as Executive Director, Quality Assurance, Contract Administration Services, Defense Supply Agency, Cameron Station, Alexandria, Va., in July 1975. |
| Chicago, IL, USA | 7206 South Peoria Street | ||
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Other Pilot - 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron |
Fort Benning, Cusseta, GA 31905, USA | ||
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Other Flight Commander |
Ashiya Airfield, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | 483rd Troop Carrier Wing | |
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Other Flight Commander - Instructor Pilot |
Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, Taichung Airport (RMQ), Shalu District, Taichung City, Taiwan 433 | 776th Troop Carrier Squadron |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 347