Donald E Ralston

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Forced to ditch in the North Sea due to mechanical problems on a mission to Berlin on 3 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31148 'Morning Star'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31148

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

3 March 1944

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 3 March 1944

Born

Spokane Washington USA

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorkelly.kraemer
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Donnie is my Great uncle, he was my Grandmothers brother.

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ContributorEmily
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Charles H Marcy, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

Page at ABMC

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4436 / MACR 4436, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database