Claude D Donaldson
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 11 April 1944 in B-24 #4252754. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A pathfinder B-24 Liberator of the 577th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Note radar gear under nose/cockpit area!' Handwritten and printed caption on reverse: '392BG 577SQ.' On reverse: John E. Bode Aug 05 1964 [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414153.jpg.webp?itok=qGPtoDSE)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-796415
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Bowman Field (LOU), 2815 Taylorsville Rd, Louisville, KY 40205, USA | 26 January 1942 | |
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Born |
Lexington, Kentucky, USA | ||
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Buried |
No Known Grave Tablet of The Missing Cambridge American Cemetery | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 11 April 1944 | MISSION LOSS CIRCUMSTANCES: Returning Pilot, Lt. Tiefenthal of the 577th who was flying in the Deputy Leader, right wing slot, off McNichol’s lead ship, reported the latter having to abort the formation just after enemy coast-in due to a faulty engine supercharger operation. McNichols had reported this information by radio to his formation. Beyond this sparse report, there was nothing further in this MACR file to amplify on this crew and aircraft loss, as no traces were found in either Allied or enemy reporting later. (Note: It can be reasonably speculated from studying the mission route across Holland and the Zuider Zee that this aircraft was lost most probably in the North Sea after aborting the mission to return to England and being subsequently shot down by AA fire or enemy fighters. There are no enemy reports, nor Dutch ‘underground’ accounts on any facts of possible capture of any of the (11) crewmen or any one of them being taken as an evade). |
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 3935 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3935 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database