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Donald B. DAMER
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-816255 | ||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 | ||||||
| ETAT | MISSOURI | ||||||
| FAMILY | Married: Mrs. Donald DAMER Father: MF DAMER Sisters: Thelma Fare & Juanita Copple Brothers: Eugene , Le roy & Thurman | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Co-pilote | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 587th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 394th Bomber Group, Medium | ||||||
| ARMY | 9th US Army Air Forces | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 13 June 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | St-Martin - CAEN | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type C-45-MO - s/n 42-107682 5W* "Hannibal Hoops"
Takeoff Station 161 Boreham, Essex Shot by the flak, direct blow to one of the engines (on fire) Partially evacuated plane (Toth, Jarmer, Fellhauser) - 9:00 pm | ||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
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| STORY | |||||||
| He was shot down during a tactical mission on June 13, 1944 in Saint Martin de La Place (Calvados) | |||||||
Crew of B-26 Marauder - type C-45-MO - s/n 42-107682 5W"Hannibal Hoops" | ||||||
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| 2nd Lieutenant | William R. NIELSEN | Pilot | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-448316 - AM+4 - Son of Niels P Nielsen, Chicago, ILLINOIS | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Donald B. DAMER | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-816255 - AM+4/PH - Webb City, MISSOURI | |
| Sergeant | Jack R | KING | Bomber | Dead | MIA | 34571324 - Step-son of Mozelle L Woods, Macon, GEORGIA |
| S/Sergeant | Adam | TOTH | Mechanic/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 16037215 - Injured at the ankle - Husband ofLucy Toth, Colorado Spring, COLORADO | |
| Sergeant | Elmer | FELLHAUER | Radio/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 36476389 - Son of Elmer J Fellhauer, Highland, ILLINOIS | |
| S/Sergeant | Gervaise F | JARMER | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 39330269 - PH - Born the 20/02/1924 - Son of Louise Jarmer, Portland, OREGON | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Dominique LE ROY - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |