Donald Benedict Drought
MilitaryAssigned to 511BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew among others B-17 43-38694 'Big Ass Bird'. Had 30 missions over Germany.
Awards: AM (4OLC), American Campaign, EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
Mission list: ??, Sterkrade, Aschaffenburg, Cologne, Siegen, Lutzkendorf,
Lutzkendorf, Dulmen, Dresden, Munster, Nurenburg, Nurenburg, Salzwedel, Hamburg, Munich, Heilbronn, Chemnitz, Schwabmunchen, Chemnitz, Essen, Kassel, Hagen, Bremen, Lohne, Oranienburg, Jena, Plauen, Vechta, Berlin, Halberstadt, Oranienburg, Regensburg, Dresden, Traunstein.
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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: 511th Bomb Squadron 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11122202
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16167183 / O-2064916
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39716921
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37584193
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Dollar
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Ass Bird
- Unit: 511th Bomb Squadron 351st Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Martha
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron 511th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
24 June 1923 | BornMilwaukee, Wisconsin | |
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Enlisted |
10 December 1942 | EnlistedMilwaukee Wisconsin | |
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Other Discharged |
15 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
15 May 2013 | ||
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Buried |
18 May 2013 | InterredJacksonville Memory GardensOrange Park, Florida |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/