Donald Philip Ferguson
Military ROLL OF HONOURFAMILY COLLECTION
Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 4 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102647 'BTO In the ETO'. Killed by initial flak hit. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5305.
Awards: PH
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804442
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: BTO in the ETO
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 18 May 1942 | |
Died |
Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102647 'BTO In the ETO'. Killed by initial flak hit. KIA. MACR 5305. |
Buried |
14823 Niemegk, Germany | 29 May 1944 | Interred Niemeck community cemetery |
Born |
Pasadena, California | Son of Helen F Ferguson. | |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | |||
Based |
Deenethorpe | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
12004 S Spur 56A, Maxwell, NE 69151, USA | Re-Interred Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell Lincoln County Nebraska |
Revisions
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
We Were Eagles Vol. 3: The Eighth Air Force at War June to October 1944 By Martin Bowman
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
We Were Eagles Vol. 3: The Eighth Air Force at War June to October 1944 By Martin Bowman
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/643735/donald-philip-ferguson
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5305, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2275