Donald George McCree
Military
Rear L-R: Marv Christensen, Henry Compton, Paul King, Don McCree, Del Ligon, Bob Howard.
Front L-R: Carlton Giese, Unk, Mart Wiegler, Unk.
Object Number - UPL 41694 - "Major McCrea and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th air force base in England, 26...
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 pilot, flew 42 missions and became commander of 612th Bomb Squadron.
Awards: SS, DFC (OLC), AM (7OLC), Croix de Guerre, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35018153 / O-685629
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37426585
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17129684
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16082973 / O-679443
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
St Paul, MN | 30 August 1915 | Son Andrew Amos and Alice Bunting [Mills] McCree. |
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Enlisted |
Minneapolis, MN | 28 April 1941 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
15 February 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Bloomington, MN | 11 May 2005 | |
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Buried |
Roselawn Cemetery Roseville, Ramsey County, MN | 14 May 2005 | Roselawn Cemetery Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=61