Donald Alfred Oonk
MilitaryAssigned 346BS, 99BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammer 2-Dec-44 flak, crashed Ratibor. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10030.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19110666 / O-770866
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
St Louis City, MO | 4 November 1922 | Son of Oliver A and Katherine L Oonk. |
Enlisted |
St Louis, MO | 12 December 1942 | |
Died |
Ratibor, Poland | 2 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammer 2-Dec-44 flak, crashed Ratibor. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10030. |
Based |
Tortorella | 2 December 1944 | Assigned 346BS, 99BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, MO | Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St Louis County, MO | |
Buried |
Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO | Memorialised Bellefontaine Cemetery Saint Louis, St Louis City, MO |
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