Donald G Skoglund
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters and crashed near Frankfurt/Main in B-17 #42102952. Wounded during combat, bailed out the burning plane and was captured near the crashplace in the village Bauernheim. Transported as POW to a hospital in Bad Nauheim. Died there on the 27th of August 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
27 August 1944 | died in hospital of Bad Nauheim / Germany | |
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Born |
Houston, Texas, USA | ||
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Other POW (died in hospital) |
Germany | 28 July 1944 | End Date = date of plane crash |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7817 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database