Don Montgomery Facer
MilitaryAssigned to 96BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Oswiecim, Poland 20-Aug-44; shot down by enemy aircraft, A/C crashed Balassog, Hungary. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11699
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Streak
- Unit: 96th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 344
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan | 13 February 1916 | Born Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, Michigan | 9 December 1942 | Enlisted Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Discharged |
10 December 1945 | ||
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Died |
Wildwood, Florida | 13 January 1994 | Died Wildwood, Florida |
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Buried |
Florida National Cemetery, Florida | 18 April 1994 | Interred Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida |
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