Donald J Hoeffler
Military ROLL OF HONOURMember of Frey crew
2nd Lieutenant Donald J. Hoeffler was born March 30, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Gerald and Dorothea Hoeffler, and a sister, Mrs. T. B. Jackson. He was from Los Angeles, California.
On September 1, 1944, he was serving as the Bombardier aboard “Miss Ana Bortion,” B-17 43-37941, of the 490th Bomb Group, 849th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Cabourg, France.
He is buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Ana Bortion
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 30 March 1922 | 2nd Lieutenant Donald J. Hoeffler was born March 30, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Gerald and Dorothea Hoeffler, and a sister, Mrs. T. B. Jackson. He was from Los Angeles, California. |
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Died |
Cabourg, France | 1 September 1944 | On September 1, 1944, he was serving as the Bombardier aboard “Miss Ana Bortion,” B-17 43-37941, of the 490th Bomb Group, 849th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Cabourg, France. |
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Buried |
San Bruno, CA, USA | He is buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia