Clifford Edward Donnell

Military

Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13251





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78458) of the 454th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 454th Bomb Group 736th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15088291 / O-711626
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Girl Crazy
  • Unit: 454th Bomb Group 736th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Iola, KS 17 July 1918 Son of Willoughby and Effie Lulu [Bishop] Donnell.

Other

Baled out POW

South of Valentine, Austria 23 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out. POW MACR 13251

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 23 March 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft VIIa.

Died

27 April 2001

Buried

Mount Moriah Cemetery Kansas City, Jackson County, MO 30 April 2001 Mount Moriah Cemetery Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Based

Lecce 23 March 1945 Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF.