Donald T Burke

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21260.jpeg UPL 21260 Donald T Burke - Charlotte, 491st BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21260 - Donald T Burke - Charlotte, 491st BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) 11/26/44 in B-24 44-40108

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.

44-40108

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

Germany 26 November 1944

Born

Charlotte, Iowa

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 11155 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11155

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Object number: UPL 21260 - Donald T Burke - Charlotte, 491st BG, KIA