Donald Henry McColskey Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Flew as tail gunner on B-17 44-6347 'Princess O'Rourke' and was one mission short of his full tour, swapped with another crew member to round out tour. Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna, Austria in B-17 44-6353; Hit by flak, exploded mid-air 10-Sep-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8261
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813973
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lake City, FL | 18 August 1917 | Son of Donald Henry and Julia Belle [Crawford] McColskey. |
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Enlisted |
Moody Field, Valdosta, GA | 3 August 1942 | Moody Field, Valdosta, Georgia |
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Other MACR 7536 Witness |
Blechhammer, Germany | 7 August 1944 | MACR Witness as waist gunner aboard 42-97705 of the premature bale out of crew members of B-17 44-8001 over target Blechhammer, Germany 7-Aug-44. |
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Died |
Vicinity of Vienna, Austria | 10 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna, Austria in B-17 44-6353; Hit by flak, exploded mid-air 10-Sep-44. KIA MACR 8261 |
| Columbia County, FL | |||
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Buried |
Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Plot K Row 42 Grave 35 |