Donald Edward Newsholme

Military

Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew R115, Crew R146. ETD





Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11096458 / O-821390
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Syracuse, NY 12 November 1923 Son of Charles Edward and Pauline I [Lawson] Newsholme.

Enlisted

Baltimore, MD 3 February 1943 Baltimore, Maryland

Died

Jamesville, NY 6 February 2019 Iroquois Nursing Home, New York

Buried

White Chapel Memory Gardens DeWitt, Onondaga County, NY 9 February 2019 White Chapel Memory Gardens DeWitt, Onondaga County, New York

Based

Metfield Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Discharged USAAF

Honourable discharge.