Don Toomere Payne

Military

Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31924 'Ol' Dog. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Leon E Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Eugene H Buhler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Lawrence E English

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Norman J Hines

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Norman H Phillips

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-31924

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ol Dog
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Washington State, United States 4 November 1921

Enlisted

Tacoma, Washington, United States 14 July 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Żagań, Poland 29 May 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan, Poland. One of his roommates mentions that after 2 months, Payne became very sick. Unable to eat his food, he lost much weight and became very weak. In very bad shape, he left Sagan around September/October 1944 to be repatriated.

Died

Sumner, Washington State, United States 13 November 1948

Buried

Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, WA, United States

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 5343
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5343 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database