Donald L Ahlwardt

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-19541.jpeg UPL 19541 Donald Ahlwardt, Danbury, Iowa, Killed in Action Charles D Taylor collection

From KIA Chapter, Book - "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth" by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 19541 - Donald Ahlwardt, Danbury, Iowa, Killed in Action

Involved in a mid-air collision with a B-17 from the 447th BG over the German coast NW of Hamburg after a mission to Berlin was recalled on 3 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-38075. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

3 March 1944

Born

Danbury, Iowa, USA

Buried

Memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Denmark 3 March 1944

Revisions

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Removed a space in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2794 / MACR 2794, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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