Donald Gayle Head
MilitaryAssigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Lechfeld 12-Sep-44 flak, crashed Karwendelhaus; Broke right leg on landing. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8622.
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17114791 / O-819051
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Something Else
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bentonville, AR | 4 August 1915 | |
Enlisted |
Little Rock, AR | 7 April 1943 | |
Other Baled out POW |
Karwendelhaus, Austria | 12 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Lechfeld 12-Sep-44 flak, crashed Karwendelhaus; Broke right leg on landing. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8622. |
Other Hospitalised |
Garmisch, Germany | 12 September 1944 | Hospitalised with broken leg. Garrison Hospita Garmisch, Germany. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
2 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
31 March 1994 | ||
Pasadena, CA | Husband of Betty Louise Head. | ||
Based |
Lucera | 12 September 1944 | Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |