Donald E Colvin
Military
Taken by Emily Charles at the Mighty Eighth Reunion
Object Number - UPL 18246 - Donald E Colvin of the 96th Bomb Group, 339th Bomb Squadron, at the Mighty right Air Force reunion, Omaha, NE, 2015
Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #4230394. Plane crashed into North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag 17B | 28 July 1943 | |
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Born |
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Emily Charles of the American Air Museum assisted Donald Colvin in adding information to this record
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 143 / MACR 143; Snetterton Falcons, pg 44 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
