Donald J Elias
MilitaryInterned (INT). A/C Damaged by fighters and landed in Switzerland on 7/19/44 in B-17 Royal Flush III #42-97237
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Royal Flush III
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hochuck, Iowa, USA | 26 April 1922 | |
Died |
10 July 2000 | (aged 78) | |
Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 19 July 1944 | |
Buried |
Riverside, California, USA | Riverside National Cemetery |
Revisions
Added the date for the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 72097680.
Added Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 72097680.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Changed the "KIA" event to an "Interned event" per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 72097680.
Changed the location of the "Interned event" to Switzerland per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7280 / MACR 7280, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database