Donald Benjamin Dykstra
MilitaryAssigned to 703BS, 455BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return Misburg in B-24 42-50729 26-Nov-44; hit by fighters, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11216
Awards: POW, 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Buffalo, New York, USA | 30 December 1917 | Son of Benjamin Dykstra. |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY | 20 February 1943 | Buffalo, New York |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 26 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
24 August 2000 | ||
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Buried |
Holy Cross Cemetery Lackawanna, Erie County, NY | 27 August 2000 | Holy Cross Cemetery Lackawanna, Erie County, New York |
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Based |
Tibenham | 26 November 1944 | Assigned to 703BS, 455BG, 8AF USAAF. |