Don Allen Gallagher

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 68393 - 2nd Lt Don A. Gallagher

Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Suffered mechanical problems and then shot down by flak on mission to Frankfurt on 29-Jan-44 in B-17 42-30226 'Spook #5', Killed in Action (KIA).

 

Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James Higgins
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-675591
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spook V
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Freeport, Illinois 13 February 1924 BornFreeport, Illinois

Enlisted

Fort Sheridan, Illinois 11 January 1943 EnlistedFort Sheridan, Illinois

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Lutrebois, Belgium 29 January 1944 Killed in Action (KIA)Lutrebois, Belgium

Buried

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium 1 January 1946 Re-InterredHenri-Chapelle American Cemetery and MemorialLiege, Belgium

Revisions

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Added some punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2256 / MACR 2256, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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