Donald R Engel
MilitaryAssigned to 492FS, 48FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armoured column cover to Urbach, Germany in P-47 42-8445 Killed in Action (KIA) 21-Nov-44. MACR 15880/10581
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 48th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron 492nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Toledo, OH, USA | 3 December 1923 | Son of William and Matilda Engel. |
Enlisted |
Miami Beach, FL, USA | 18 February 1943 | |
Died |
Euskirchen, Germany | 21 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) armoured column cover to Urbach, Germany in P-47 42-8445 Killed in Action (KIA) 21-Nov-44. MACR 15880/10581 |
Based |
Ibsley | 21 November 1944 | Assigned to 492FS, 48FG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Toledo Memorial Park, 6382 Monroe St, Sylvania, OH 43560, USA | Re-Interred Toledo Memorial Park Sylvania Lucas County Ohio, USA | |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
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