Donald J Elias

Military

Interned (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

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97237

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Royal flush iii
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

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

Date6 Mar 2020 20:29:50
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

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.

Date6 Mar 2020 20:24:14
Contributorjmoore43
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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".

Date6 Mar 2020 20:12:57
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date27 Sep 2014 18:07:34
ContributorAAM
Sources

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