Donald M Eastling
MilitaryB-17 42-29919 'Carbondale Special' 13-Jun-43 suffered bomb damage and injuries to BTG and TG. 17-Aug-43, piloted B-17 'Wee Bonnie' 42-30185
Awards: DFC, AM (11OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Served in Korean conflict adding 8 x Oak Leaf's to his Air medal.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733651
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tondelayo
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 337th Bomb Squadron 339th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Carbondale Special
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wee Bonnie
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Impatient Virgin
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
18 May 1920 | ||
Enlisted |
27 September 1937 | ||
Enlisted |
15 October 1940 | EnlistedMenomonie, Wisconsin | |
Other Discharged |
30 September 1972 | ||
Died |
30 December 1997 | ||
Buried |
4 January 1998 | InterredEvergreen Memorial ParkMerced, California |
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Sources
AccidentReports.com, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p. 154, 248 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia