John Lewis Donaldson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 250BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) coastal training mission in B-17 42-102611 'Lady Boss', last seen 5 miles off Great Yarmouth. Posted MIA, later as no trace had been found, changed to Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6993.



Awards: PH.

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Arthur Myers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32291541
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Gene F O'Connell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-717487
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Stanley Pershing Siders

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35261826
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Jose Arsenio Trujillo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39134212
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

3601 S Gaffey St, San Pedro, CA 90731, USA 21 December 1940 Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA

Died

5 miles off Great Yarmouth, UK 27 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) coastal training mission, last seen 5 miles off Great Yarmouth. Posted MIA, later as no trace had been found, changed to KIA MACR 6993.

Born

Watertown, MA, USA Son of William and Marion [Harding] Donaldson.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Based

Thorpe Abbotts 27 June 1944 Assigned to 250BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6993 Microfiche #2530