Donald William Dooley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. media-395077.jpg FRE 5134 The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5134 - The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Erxleben in B-17 'Lazy Daisy' #42-31222 as a result of a mid-air collision. One combat mission with the 384th Bomb Group.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1012186
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lazy Daisy
  • Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 28 September 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Indiana, USA 26 July 1919

Enlisted

Indianapolis, IN, USA 10 September 1941 Residence: Marion County, Indiana Private, Branch Immaterial

Buried

Bloomington, IN, USA 28 September 1944 Burial: Valhalla Memory Gardens Bloomington Monroe County Indiana, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 28 September 1944 42-31222 BK-D, LAZY DAISY, collided with 43‑37822 over the target; both ships went down on fire and out of control; no chutes observed; crashed near Erxleben, Germany; MACR 9366.

Other

Served with the 482nd Bomb Group

In WWII, Donald served with the 482nd Bombardment Group (P). The "P" stood for Pathfinder. The 482nd was activated on August 20, 1943 at AAF Station 102 in Alconbury, Huntingdonshire, England for the purpose of providing pathfinder (PFF) lead aircraft for other bomb groups, specifically through the winter of 1943 to 1944. The 482nd Bomb Group's last radar-led combat mission was March 22, 1944 to Berlin. With the change, 482nd personnel were dispersed to other bomb groups. Donald William Dooley was transferred to the 384th Bomb Group. He was assigned to the 384th Bomb Group Headquarters Detachment on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #147 dated July 25,1944. He was then reclassified from MOS 867 (radar mechanic, bombardment) to MOS 757 (radio operator/gunner) and transferred from Headquarters Detachment to the 545th Bomb Squadron of the 384th Bomb Group on SO #179 dated September 8, 1944.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9366 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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