Name | Ainsworth, Donald James ‡ |
Rank | Private / Sergeant |
Serial Number | 39467298 ‡ |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Tail Gunner |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 23 March 1945 |
Results | Wounded In Action |
Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received on 18 March 1945 per General Orders #253, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Division dated 26 March 1945. |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Connor, John Michael⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Robinette, Mack (NMI)⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Bellavance, Paul Joseph, Jr⇗ | Navigator | POW |
CPL. Hollenbeck, Claude (NMI), "HOLLIE"⇗ | Togglier | POW |
CPL. Fulton, Max Johns⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
CPL. Earl, Willard George⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
CPL. Mendias, Ferdinand J⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
PVT. Ainsworth, Donald James | Tail Gunner | WIA |
CPL. Burke, Hal Eugene⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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274⇗ | 25 February 1945 |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39060⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bungay Airfield, AAF Station 125, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
277⇗ | 28 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39019⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
279⇗ | 2 March 1945 |
Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
280⇗ | 3 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102620⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron flying spare. Turned back with mechanical problem after jettisoning bombs into the North Sea. Sortie Report⇗ |
281⇗ | 4 March 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38588⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39060⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
288⇗ | 14 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
289⇗ | 15 March 1945 |
Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
291⇗ | 18 March 1945 |
Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39053⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |