Donald H Buckallew
Military
Parachute Rigger
7th Photo Recon. Group
Object Number - UPL 44936 - Donald H. Buckallew Parachute Rigger 7th Photo Recon. Group
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
![Photographic officers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group look through camera lenses infront of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273528.' [Censor no.]. A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380976.jpg.webp?itok=b-IRYuYJ)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Culbertson, MT | 1 January 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Butte, Montana | 22 August 1942 | |
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Died |
Kalispell, MT | 4 January 2015 | Donald H. Buckallew, 94 Don was the youngest of 10 children, he was born in Culbertson near where his family homesteaded when they moved from Missouri. They lived in a sod house. Don married Bonnie Lewis in 1942 and was inducted into the Army in August of 1942, and served 38 months in the Air Force. Back home again, he lived in Missoula, then moved to Kalispell in 1948, worked in sawmills, logging and for the school system. Don loved to hunt and fish with his sons and fished a lot in summers with son-in-law Cecil York. He also loved building furniture with hardwood he bought in Missouri. He played a mandolin he bought in Missouri at the age of 14 by working in a coal mine with his dad. He entertained with a group at the Veterans Home and rest homes. He is survived by his wife Bonnie; six children; 12 grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. |
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Buried |
Kalispell, MT | 7 January 2015 | Glacier Memorial Gardens Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, USA |
| Fairview, MT |
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Sources
7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
