Donald W Wendt
Military
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UPL 41929
2Lt Donald W Wendt, 366BS, 305BG, 8AF.
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Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken; Shot down 11-May-44 in B-17 42-31611. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4870
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Roosevelt, Long Island, NY | 12 December 1920 | Son of John T and Helen A Wendt. |
Enlisted |
New York, New York | 24 May 1943 | New York, New York |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 11 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Baled out POW |
Saarbrucken, Germany | 11 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken; Shot down 11-May-44 in B-17 42-31611. POW MACR 4870 |
Other Discharged USAAF |
18 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Brookville, OH | 17 August 2004 | |
Buried |
Pinelawn Memorial Park, East Farmingdale, NY | 20 August 2004 | Pinelawn Memorial Park East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York |
Based |
Chelveston | 11 May 1944 | Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Valley Stream, NY | |||
Other Flight training |
Blackland AAF, Waco, TX | Advanced pilot training: Blackland AAF, Texas. Commissioned 2Lt. |
Revisions
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4870 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database