Harold W McDonald
MilitaryAssigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Lt Rex Brudos. 30 x combat mission. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME
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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: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17031412 / O-72528
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Spotted Ass Ape : Dixie Belle II : Wonder Bread
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bo
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Big-Time Operator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lorelei
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX | 3 November 1941 | Fort Bliss el Paso Texas |
Died |
San Luis Obispo, CA | 28 May 2010 | |
Born |
Son of William U and Leta C [Garnier] McDonald. | ||
Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch County, UT | Heber City Cemetery Heber City, Wasatch County, UT |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 346 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)