Name | Irvine, Donald Wesley ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-734698 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
Duty | Bombardier |
MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
Last Duty Date | 4 July 1943 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens, Pagedale, Missouri |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Post Loss Document File #5⇗ |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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Flt. Ofcr. Erickson, Gordon Bennett⇗ | Pilot | EV |
2nd Lt. Dartt, Clifford Charles⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Hackley, Francis Mercer⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
2nd Lt. Irvine, Donald Wesley | Bombardier | KIA |
S/SGT. Welch, Paul Gerald⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Penly, Robert Horace⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Reandeau, Lawrence Joseph⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
CPL. Mankowitz, Charles (NMI)⇗ | Tail Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Wingerter, Frank Jacob⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
CPL. Coburn, James P⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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2⇗ | 25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑29960⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Initially took off at 0553-1/2, landed at 0618, then took off again at 0630; reasons for this are unknown. Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
3⇗ | 26 June 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Bombardier | 42‑29960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
4⇗ | 28 June 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Bombardier | 42‑29960⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with #1 oil cooler leaking; top turret and ball turret problems. Sortie Report⇗ |
5⇗ | 29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Navigator | 42‑30030⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
6⇗ | 4 July 1943 |
Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France |
Bombardier | 42‑29960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low Squadron Deputy. Damaged by flak after the target, then further attacked by Me-109s; crashed near Belfonds, France. No MACR Sortie Report⇗ |