Donald William Armstrong

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media-46379.jpeg UPL 46379 Lt. Donald William "Army" Armstrong

Lt. Donald William "Army" Armstrong

Object Number - UPL 46379 - Lt. Donald William "Army" Armstrong

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Units served with

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Never Satisfied
  • Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 775th Bomb Squadron

Places

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi

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Son of Lt. Donald William (Army) Armstrong, Co-Pilot of Never Satisfied Jul-Oct 1944, 773rd Bomb Sq, 463 Bomb Gp, Celone. Injured Oct 1944 over Germany from flak thru windshield. Removed from plane for hospitalization in Italy and Patterson Field Ohio. Received medical discharge June 1945.

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Son of Lt. Donald William (Army) Armstrong, Co-Pilot of Never Satisfied Jul-Oct 1944, 773rd Bomb Sq, 463 Bomb Gp, Celone. Injured Oct 1944 over Germany from flak thru windshield. Removed from plane for hospitalization in Italy and Patterson Field Ohio. Received medical discharge June 1945.

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