Donald Elwood Woodward
MilitaryAssigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on B-24 44-40237. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME ( 2 x Battle Stars).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12185471
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15081647
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13076888 / O-809264
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31283004
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39037332
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Los Angeles, CA | 29 December 1924 | Son of K E Woodward. |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 2 April 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
Died |
5 December 1972 | ||
Buried |
Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA | 8 December 1972 | Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, California |
Based |
Metfield | Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Los Angeles, CA | |||
Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/image/631561343
https://www.fold3.com/record/84976985/donald-e-woodward-wwii-army-enlis…
https://www.fold3.com/record/622046299/donald-woodward-1924-veterans-af…
https://digitalarchive.2ndair.org.uk/
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/133460125
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119122672/donald-elwood-woodward
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster