UPL 46380

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Lt. Donald William "Army" Armstrong

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Units

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 773rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-815633
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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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.