Donald B McNally

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) disappeared on weather recon flight over St Omer in P-47D 42-8413 [OS:P] 'Ma Fran', 355FG/357FS. Sustained a mid-air collision with P-47D 42-8408 and crashed near Wissant, France. Washed ashore at Calais. Buried in the same grave as Lt MCraw at Louisville KY

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-8413

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Ma Fran
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Wissant, France 15 November 1943 Killed when his aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with P-47D 42-8408 and chashed on the beach near Wissant, France

Buried

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40207, USA 5 February 1950 Buried with the other pilot, 1LT Lawrence D. McGraw in a Group Burial at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.

Born

Winetka Illinois

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cuninngham 21-Jul-2015. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Added KIA event per MACR 1289; Added Burial event and Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 9th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1289, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p 373