Donald A Pahlow
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action during Operation Market Garden in C-47 43-16033 on 17 September 1944, his aircraft took a direct hit after completing the parachute drop, and caught fire. Pahlow ordered the crew to bail out while he assisted Captain Wade who had been tied to the ship to photograph the mission.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Holland | 17 September 1944 | |
Enlisted |
Wisconsin | ||
Buried |