Donald William McLott

Military
Donald McLott UPL 73060 UPL 73060 1st Lt Donald W. McLott

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Object Number - UPL 73060 - 1st Lt Donald W. McLott

Assigned to 509BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew B-17 42-30499 'My Princess'. 36 x missions. ETD

 

Mission List: Wilhelmshaven, Frankfurt, Caen, Leipzig, Achmer, Augsburg, Berlin, Berlin, Munster, Beauvoir, Watten, Frankfurt, Tours, Brunswick, Kasselt
La Galcerie, Erding, Nancy, Beauvoir, Berlin, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Merseburg, Berlin, Metz, Oschersleben, Luxeuil, Equihen, Palaiseau, Caen
Falaise, Etampes, Gael, Bernay, Cambrai, Paris.

 

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Samuel Bell

Samuel Milbourne Bell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17077331
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball turret gunner
Wilbert Beyer

Wilbert Leroy Beyer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37267877
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist gunner
Lloyd Bogle

Lloyd Waylon Bogle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18162687
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
Wesley Creech

Wesley Jackson Creech

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34316120
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Vernon Palmer

Vernon Moore Palmer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19179103
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (RQ-Q, serial number 42-30499) nicknamed "My Princess" of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten on slide casing: 'RQ:Q, My Princess.'

42-30499

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Princess
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Royal Oak, Michigan 12 July 1918 BornRoyal Oak, Michigan

Enlisted

Detroit, Michigan 18 June 1941 EnlistedDetroit, Michigan

Died

McLean, Northern Virginia, Virginia 14 January 2001 McLean, Northern Virginia, Virginia

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/659495236?

https://www.fold3.com/record/77257138/donald-w-mclott-us-social-security-death-index

https://www.fold3.com/record/89471949/donald-w-mclott-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229511979/donald-william-mclott

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143751553?objectPage=559

 

Date
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/

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Object number: UPL 73060 - 1st Lt Donald W. McLott