Donovan A Astle
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrew member B-24 #41-11896 'Nightmare' shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, KIA MACR 463.
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Units served with
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Nightmare
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wyoming, USA | 18 January 1920 | Jan 18, 1920 |
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Died |
67039 Sulmona AQ, Italy | 3 September 1943 | Crew member B-24 #41-11896 'Nightmare' shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, KIA MACR 463. |
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Buried |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Nettuno, Provincia di Roma Lazio, Italy. | ||
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Other Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 343rd BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, biography, events, unit associations, aircraft associations and mission associations
Sources
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com / MACR 463