Donald Charles Wells

Military

Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 41-24464 'Excalibur' ditched into North Sea on 4-Mar-43 after repeated fighter attacks. Returned to base when picked up by British minesweeper after 7 hours in life raft. RTD



Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Allen Arthur Brill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17019995 / O-442336
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-24464

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Excalibur
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fairmont, NE 15 October 1917 Son of Charles Alvin and Lona D [Dorrance] Wells.

Enlisted

Fort Crook, NE 31 December 1941 Fort Crook, Nebraska

Died

Lincoln, NE 23 November 1992

Buried

Lincoln Memorial ParkLincoln, Lancaster County, NE 26 November 1992 Lincoln Memorial Park Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Based

Bassingbourn Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p. 87