Richard Charles Donohue Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-20554.jpeg UPL 20554 S/Sgt Richard C. Donohue

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Object Number - UPL 20554 - S/Sgt Richard C. Donohue

A student at Baltimore’s Saint Paul’s, Richard Donohue proved to be an outstanding athlete, excelling as a quarterback in the school’s Crusaders football team. Dick enlisted in the Air Corps in January 1943 and started training at the USAAC Technical Training School, Buckley Field, Aurora, Colorado. Completing his training as an aerial gunner, he was assigned to the William Quaintance crew in the 306th Bomb Group / 369th Bomb Squadron as a Tail Gunner. Richard Donohue was credited with an Me110 damaged on the 11 January 1944 mission to Halberstadt. Dick was Killed In Action in the loss of B-17 #42-31695 on 22 February 1944.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31158525
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17128889
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34201982 and O-632869
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13056724 and O-739471
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 32292921
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Assistant Engineer, waist gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sparrows Point, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA 23 June 1924 Son of Richard C. and Isabelle M. Donohue
Baltimore, Maryland, United States 21 January 1943

Enlisted

Baltimore, Maryland, United States 21 January 1943 in the Air Corps

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

near Kirchen, Germany 22 February 1944 in the loss of B-17 #42-31695

Buried

Kirchen, Germany 26 February 1944 Initially buried at the Kirchen cemetery

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Re-interred Plot K, Row 7, Grave 4

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56298259.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56298259/richard-c.-donohue

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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ContributorED-BB
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WWII Draft Cards
Added middle name and birth details

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 2652
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Data from research made on the crew of 42-31695 by Jerry Zak, nephew of Engineer Joseph Strukel (KIA)
US Census 1940
ABMC website

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ABMC, MACR 2652, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2652 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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