Donald A Young
Military
Object Number - UPL 18837 - Fl/Lt Donald A Young 335th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF former 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF Spitfire pilot.
Joined Finnish AF, Joined Norwegian AF, Joined RAFVR
61 OTU
121S 2-6-41 / 24 September 1942
335FS 24 September 1942 — 9 October 1943
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant 3-43
Promoted to Captain 11-6-43
Promoted to Major 2-10-43
Flew on the first P-47 combat mission 10 March 1943
Victories - 2.5
ASC, Commanding Officer, Headquarters Squadron Patterson Field, Ohio
Retired from the USAF as a Lieutenant Colonel
L-1011 Pilot, Delta Airlines, retired 1979
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Wichita, Kansas | 21 May 1919 | |
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Died |
Metairie, LA, USA | 28 May 2003 | Died - 28 May 2003 Metairie, LA |
| Chanute, KS 66720, USA |
Revisions
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3666
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EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3666
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_y…
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3666
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_y…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
