Donald K Oakes
MilitaryMichael Faley -100th BG Historian
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30080 'High Life'. Crashed in Switzerland. Interned.
Post war Donald was the owner of Oakes Lumber ||Co. in Hesperia Calif. He died June 25th 1991 of respiratory failure.
Connections
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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: Peg O'My Heart / High Life
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Riverside, California, USA | ||
Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 17 August 1943 |
Revisions
Added the nickname listed for this person in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Information gathered after visiting the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 683 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database