Donald J Patchen
Military
Personal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank Speer.
Object Number - UPL 14013 - 1st Lt. Donald J. Patchen of the 336th Fighter Squadron.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber support mission to Berlin, his P-51B Mustang 43-6584 was hit by flak in cooling system, Lt Patchen abandoned A/C 10 miles NE Hanover. 19-May-44 POW. MACR 5290.
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory.
Post war: Served in Korea, rural mail carrier for 30 years, retired in 1979.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Victory, NY 13033, USA | 24 September 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Binghamton, NY, USA | 23 November 1942 | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 9 March 1944 - 19 May 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
31582 Nienburg, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bomber support mission to Berlin, his P-51B Mustang 43-6584 was hit by flak in cooling system, Lt Patchen abandoned A/C 10 miles NE Hanover. 19-May-44 POW. MACR 5290. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 19 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Died |
Binghamton, NY, USA | 25 July 1999 | |
| Bainbridge, New York, USA | |||
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Buried |
Bainbridge, NY 13733, USA | Greenlawn Cemetery Bainbridge Chenango County New York, USA. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5290 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
