William J DONOHUE
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Pilot Class Book 43-J, Blackland Army Air Field, Arizona | ||||||
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-696839 | |||||
| AGE | -- yo | |||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | -- | |||||
| STATE | ILLINOIS | |||||
| FAMILY | -- | |||||
| RANK | 2nd Lieutenant | |||||
| FONCTION | Co Pilot | |||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | - |  | ||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | - | |||||
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304th Troop Carrier Squadron
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| GROUP | 442nd Troop Carrier Group | |||||
| ARMY | 9th Air Force | |||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 june 1944 |  | ||||
| STATUS | MIA | |||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sector Cherbourg | |||||
| DATA PLAN | Douglas C-47 - type A-5-DK - s/n 42-92462 Macr: 7651 Mission: Largage 14 paras of the 507ePIR Mission Boston # 26 on DZ T (Amfreville) Take Off: Fulbeck, LINCOLNSHIRE Crasch to 3h00 | |||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | |||||
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MIA 6-6-1944 as co-pilot of C-47A / #42-92462 / MACR 7651. Took off from Fulbeck carrying 14 paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. The crew dropped the para's close to Joganville, 5 miles north of Ste-Mere-Eglise, France. No further info available on the circumstances of this loss. 2 KIA / 3 MIA.
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Crew of Douglas C-47 - type A-5-DK - s/n 42-92462 |
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| 1st Lieutenant | Samuel B Jr WILLIAMS | Pilot | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - GEORGIA |
| 2nd Lieutenant | William J DONOHUE | CoPilot | Dead - MIA - Tablets Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - ILLINOIS |
| S/Sergeant | David R MADSON | Radio | Dead - MIA - Tablets Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - MONTANA |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Albert C BROOKS | Navigateur | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - MARYLAND |
| T/Sergeant | Major McKinley Mc CANLESS | Disp | Dead |
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Facebook.com - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Findagrave.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |