Donald William Cheever

Military

Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. 1 victory on 14-Jan-45. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-14640

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Duchess
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

East Lynn, Lynn, MA 01902, USA 29 February 1924

Other

Crashed

Fort Myers, FL, USA 5 May 1944 Landing Accident Page Field, Fort Myers, FL Cat 3 damage Lt Donald W Cheever, 5-May-44. P-40N 44-7069 RTU 3AF

Based

Leiston 15 September 1944 Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED), 200 Hanscom Dr, Bedford, MA 01730, USA 5 April 1949 Landing Accident Hanscom Airport, MA Cat 3 damage Lt Donald V Cheever, 5-Apr-49. T-6C 42-44139 2234RES

Died

Multnomah County, OR, USA 11 April 2008

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Promotion

Leiston IP16, UK Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.

Buried

11801 SE Mt Scott Blvd, Portland, OR 97086, USA Willamette National Cemetery Portland Multnomah County, OR

Enlisted

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/82029297-donald-william-cheever
https://www.fold3.com/record/623295709-donald-cheever-1924
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36261039/donald-william-cheever

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / The 357th Over Europe