Donald Anthony Blust
MilitaryAssigned to 730BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 19-May-44 in B-17 42-3990 'Junior', Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Junior
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Louis, Missouri, USA | 1 February 1918 | Born Saint Louis, Missouri |
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Enlisted |
3 June 1942 | | |
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Other Commissioned |
4 December 1943 | | |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 19 May 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III |
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Other Discharged |
25 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Saint Louis, Missouri | 14 July 2007 | Died Saint Louis, Missouri |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum Affton, Missouri | 17 July 2007 | Interred Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4958 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database