Donald G Rigg
MilitaryShot down by sustained fighter attacks on a mission to Rostock, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31349. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 Feb 1944.
KIA
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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
- Nicknames: Stars and Stripes 2nd Edition
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Middletown, Ohio, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorBianca Barbato
Changes
Sources
There is no POW file on record for Donald G Rigg. According to his memorial @ Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, he died on 24 Feb 1944.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2777 / MACR 2777, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database