Peter Dontas
Military
Combat Crew
L to R: SSGT Arthur L. Nielsen (G), 1LT Peter Dontas (P), SSGT William E. Fields (G)
This crew would be shot down on 8 August 1944 over Frevent, France.
Dontas and Nielsen were KIA. Fields was POW
Object Number - UPL 48991 - 416th BG - 670th BS - 9th AF Combat Crew L to R: SSGT Arthur L. Nielsen (G), 1LT Peter Dontas (P), SSGT William E. Fields (G) This crew would be...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38464402
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35339996
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37389813
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Daddy Land's Commando
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Winsome Winnie
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clear Creek, Utah | 11 November 1921 | |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 16 February 1942 | 65 Coatsville Avenue Worked at Hill Army Airfield in Ogden | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Conches, France | 6 March 1944 | |
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Died |
Frevent, France | 8 August 1944 | KIA Another plane out of that first flight also went down. The plane caught on fire when it was hit by flak after leaving the target; it was seen to lose a wing and then explode. Lt. Peter Dontas was the pilot. Staff Sergeants A.L. Nielsen and W.E. Fields were the gunners. One chute was seen to come out of the plane. The crew is listed as MIA. Dontas was flying his 41st combat mission when he was killed |
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Buried |
Salt Lake City, Utah | 2 June 1949 | Mount Olivet Cemetery Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Plot S_192_8 |
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