Donald Joseph Wallish
Military
Object Number - UPL 61427 - 1st Donald J. Wallish
Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Pilot of 'Our Gal Sal'. 28 x combat missions. 2 x Chowhound missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron 100th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 11138672
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Gal Sal
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Shamokin, Pennsylvania | 26 April 1923 | Born Shamokin, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
Harrisburg Pennsylvania | 26 April 1943 | Enlisted Harrisburg Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Mount Ellen, Vermont | 28 September 1969 | Died in air crash Mount Ellen, Vermont |
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Buried |
All Saints Cemetery Kulpmont, Pennsylvania | 4 October 1969 | Interred All Saints Cemetery Kulpmont, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
