Donald Arthur Baccus
Military.
359th Fighter Group collection
Photo courtesy Anthony Chardella.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Assigned to 322FS, 365FG, 1 Fighter Command. Commander 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn 356FG, 8AF USAAF. 116 total missions. ETD.
Transferred to HQ Sqn 359FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD.
June 43-Apr 26 44, to Headquarters; 116 total missions.
Later Commander 359 FG, 8AF.
Air Ace:13.5 Air; 0 Grd; Total 13.5
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Jamestown, ND, USA | 29 April 1916 | |
Other Transferred |
26 April 1944 - 10 January 1945 | Transferred to HQ Sqn 356FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 10 January 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Other Transferred |
6 April 1945 - 16 September 1945 | Transferred to HQ Sqn 359FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 16 September 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Died |
Carmichael, CA, USA | 28 April 1986 | |
Other Promotion |
Promoted to Lt Colonel. | ||
Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno San Mateo County CA | Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno San Mateo County California, USA. | |
Other Assigned |
Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, MA 01022, USA | Assigned to 322FS, 365FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Commanded |
26 April 1944 | Commander 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- ESCORT - 356 FG Assoc data
Merged with Duplicate record - Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / ESCORT, 356 FG Assoc data.
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