Donald Houston Caylor
Military
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UPL 7184
2nd Lt Lawrence Cook Crew: Back Row L to R: Thomas Mikulka-TG; John J Alexander, Jr-WG; Milo Blakely-WG; Jay Joyce-RO; John R Kyler-BGT; John Booth-TT
Front Row L to R: Emmett Bell-B; Donald Caylor-N (KIA); Robert Bangs-CP; Lawrence Cook-P
Front Row L to R: Emmett Bell-B; Donald Caylor-N (KIA); Robert Bangs-CP; Lawrence Cook-P
Dad's Crew Photo
Shot down by fighters and Flak on return from mission to Frankfurt on 4 February 1944 in B-17F #42-30423. Wounded, captured, died of wounds on 9 February 1944. Died Of Wounds (DOW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19066899 at enlistment, then O-804618
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35435819
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32830356
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32720108
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Horton, Brown County, Kansas | 2 October 1921 | |
Enlisted |
6 April 1942 | Kansas City, Kansas | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Near Koersel, Belgium | 4 February 1944 | wounded, he was immediately captured |
Died |
Belgium | 9 February 1944 | of wounds in a Luftwaffe hospital in Belgium |
Buried |
Belgium | 12 February 1944 | in a Luftwaffe cemetery at Saint-Trond/Sint-Truiden, Belgium |
Horton, Kansas | |||
Buried |
Horton, Kansas, USA | after the war, his remains were brought back to the USA. Donald Caylor rests at the Horton Cemetery, Horton, Kansas |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
MACR 2237
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2237 / MACR 2237, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database