Donald L Gibbons

Military

Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31386 'Sky Duster', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ernest Leonard Roth

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19098458 / O-753930
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31386

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Woof, Sky Duster
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

19 May 1944 Obermassfeld Hospital #1249 (Serves Stalag 9-C) Obermassfeld Thuringia, Germany 50-10

Born

Deedsport, Oregon

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4949, Roster