Douglas David Drysdale
Military
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UPL 25779
545th Bombardment Squadron Patch
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15333815
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner MOS - 612
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-549338
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot, B-17
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dark Angel
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wisconsin, USA | 5 December 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Minneapolis, MN, USA | 3 July 1942 | Residence: Winona County, Minnesota Private, Air Corps |
Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 16 May 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 545th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #91 dated 16 May 1944, Jack L. Liebert Crew. 33 combat missions. |
Died |
Texas, USA | 21 December 1975 | Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA Plot: AC, 0, 336-B GPS (lat/lon): 29.47692, -98.43302 |
Other Accident |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 28 July 1944 | Aborted Comments: Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Turned back due to #4 supercharger failure. Right main landing gear collapsed following a hard landing. Aircraft was damaged but crew were not injured. Accident Report# 44-07-28-518 |
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Sources
2017-03-11 Information from duplicate AAM file https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/46700 consolidated with this file.
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5469
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=fln&GRid=601116&FLgroupi…
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&t…
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Sources
AAIR 44-12-05-513 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database