Donald J Fumagalli
Military
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Object Number - UPL 7581
Attacked by fighters enroute to the target at Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-31163 'A Good and Happy Ship' fell out of formation and landed at Rinkaby airfield, Sweden. Interned.
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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: A Good And Happy Ship
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Joliet, Illinois | 9 February 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Joliet, Illinois | 4 December 1942 | |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Copied the "Born event" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Added an "Interned (INT)" event per info in the "Summary biography".
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3083, sister, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
