Donald O. LARSON

 

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NUMBER OF SERVICEO-740221
AGE16 yo
DATE OF BIRTH 1929
ETATOREGON
FAMILY 
RANKCaptain
FONCTION Pilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT NE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
 SQUADRON100th  Troop Carrier Squadron
 GROUP 441st Troop Carrier Group
ARMY9th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH15 February 1945

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Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHDreux-Vernouillet
DATA PLAN

 Douglas C-47 - type B-10-DK - s/n 43-48956

blosville

Mission : Night training flight of 12 planes to Caen, Laval

Take-off 12:15 am field A-41 Dreux Vernouillet (28) - Leader of the 3rd element

Crashes into a concrete pole on landing - Reduced visibility (piloting error) - 2:30 a.m.

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 

CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  -- N°--

blosville

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

PlotRowGrave
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CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
A1031
DECORATION

Air Medal + 2 OLC

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Certificat Pilot

 

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Photo FDLM

victory medal

 victory medal

 

usaf 9af troopcarriercommand badge
STORY
 

 

Equipages du Douglas C-47 - type B-10-DK - s/n 43-48956

 

Capitaine Donald O. LARSON Pilot Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer O-740221 - AM+2 - OREGON
Capitaine Robert W. BONHARD CoPilot Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer O-420331 - AM - ILLINOIS
S/Sergeant Harold Samuel Jr  Mac FARLAND Radio Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 31299862 - AM+2 - 20 yo- MASSACHUSETTS
S/Sergeant   GUY Mechanic Dead Banner Elk Cem. Avery Co, NORTH CAROLINA 43608095 - 21 yo
blosville

SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOFrancecrashes39-45.netb  -  Chloé LAVERNHE - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov         
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