Donald Charles Wells
MilitaryAssigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 41-24464 'Excalibur' ditched into North Sea on 4-Mar-43 after repeated fighter attacks. Returned to base when picked up by British minesweeper after 7 hours in life raft. RTD
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17019995 / O-442336
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Excalibur
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fairmont, NE | 15 October 1917 | Son of Charles Alvin and Lona D [Dorrance] Wells. |
Enlisted |
Fort Crook, NE | 31 December 1941 | Fort Crook, Nebraska |
Died |
Lincoln, NE | 23 November 1992 | |
Buried |
Lincoln Memorial ParkLincoln, Lancaster County, NE | 26 November 1992 | Lincoln Memorial Park Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska |
Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p. 87