Donald Leroy Engwer
Military
S-Sgt Donald Leroy Engwer - Right Robert. E. DeMille
Bruce A. DeMille, son Robert E. DeMille
Object Number - UPL 28117 - Lt. Donald S. Morrison - Pilot - Left S-Sgt Donald Leroy Engwer - Right
Shot down 26 November 1943 in B-17 #42-5051 'Barrel House Bessie'. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base. Completed tour and returned to the US. Honorably discharged 22 October 1945.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19085247 at enlistment, then O-738778
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735632
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20243890 at enlistment, then O-683297
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37300035
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 2023rd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Service Numbers: 32424264
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
13 September 1921 | Wisconsin | |
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Enlisted |
10 August 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
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Other Rescued after ditching |
26 November 1943 | of B-17 42-5051 in the North Sea | |
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Died |
10 February 1973 | Hennepin County, Minnesota | |
| Washburn County, Wisconsin | |||
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Buried |
Donald Engwer rests at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1579 / MACR 1579, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database