Donald Roy Christensen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 54264 - 2nd Lt Donald Roy Christensen, 398BG.
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 5 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) near Karlovy in B-17 44-6573. Hit by enemy fighters just this side of Chemnitz, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12853
There is a large memorial to the crew in Slany, Czech Republic.
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- 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: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 3 September 1917 | |
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Died |
Slaný, Czech Republic | 2 March 1945 | Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Buried |
Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA | Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, California | |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 2 March 1945 | Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Flight training |
Palms AAF, CA | Primary - Palms, CA | |
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Other Flight training |
Minter Field, Shafter, CA | Basic - Minter Field, CA | |
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Other Flight training |
Pecos AAF, Pecos, TX | Advanced - Pecos AAF, Pecos, TX |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12853 / MACR 12853/son / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
