Donald L Balboni

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Pierrelay in B-17 Fourth Term #4297171

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37795) of the 388th Bomb Group. Image via Bernard Mason. Written on slide casing: 'Duxford, 237795 Radio Recall.'

42-37795

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron 563rd Bomb Squadron

42-97171

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: 4th Term
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
An airman of the 388th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Gremlins Hideout". Handwritten on front of print: '388th BG.'

44-6106

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gremlin's Hideout
  • Unit: 45th Combat Bomb Wing 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

2 August 1944

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Other

Evaded

France 2 August 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7745 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database