Donald Rossell Lovell
MilitaryAssigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Amiens. A/C hit by flak, baled out, shortly after A/C exploded on impact, the pilot having been ejected, strapped in his armoured flight seat. Prisoner of War (POW). 8-Jul-44. MACR 6625.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17016570 / O-886142
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Bag of Bolts
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Roanoke, VA, USA | 21 July 1942 | |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
62123 Warlus, France | 8 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Amiens. A/C hit by flak, baled out, shortly after A/C exploded on impact, the pilot having been ejected, strapped in his armoured flight seat. Prisoner of War (POW). 8-Jul-44. MACR 6625. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 8 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Henry County, VA, USA | 9 April 1961 | |
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Born |
Martinsville, VA 24112, USA | Son of J W Lovell. | |
| Henrico County, VA, USA | |||
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Based |
Andrews Field | 8 July 1944 | Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Henry, VA 24102, USA | Lovell Cemetery Henry County Virginia, USA |