Donald W Gray

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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493rd BG Archives Debach

Object Number - Document 31595 - Syracuse NY Journal 1944 - Donald Gray

Killed in Action (KIA) 12 September 1944. Mission 55 Magdeburg Germany.

AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

People

Earl H Burnham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1995815
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Haywood F Deese

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14100883
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

James C Dillon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-700708
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

George M Durgin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-808746
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Frank N Hancock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-759230
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

43-38241

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ulpy
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

43-38264

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

12 September 1944

Born

New York, USA

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to biography, events and unit associations
Sources

Brought in information from pre-existing record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; ABMC, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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Contributor[email protected]
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, person associations, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and media associations
Sources

493rd BG Archives Debach

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