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Born on 20th August 1920
Passed away on 01st June 2008
Army Serial Number = 37124554
Entered Air Force in 1942 and was sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas first
and then to Jefferson Barracks by St. Louis for 3-4 months. The Air Force
then sent him to Lincoln Aeronautics in Lincoln, Nebraska, for aircraft
mechanics for 9 months. After that he went to Burbank, Ca for 3 months
where he trained at Lockheed specializing in the P38.
After training he was sent to Everett, WA where he was assigned to the
55th Fighter Group, 38th Squadron. He worked on P38s and then was placed
in charge of the crew of the BTB and AT9 trainer planes.
In the spring of 1943 Don left by troop train through Canada to Camp
Killmer, New Jersey where he boarded a troop ship to go overseas. Eleven
days later they docked in Glasgow, Scotland. From there Don went on to the
base at Nuthampstead, England for 4 months to work on P38s. After that he
moved to the base at Wormingford, England to work on P51s. Don stayed at
Wormingford for 2 years until the end of the war in 1945.
After that war Don was sent to Kaubeuren, Germany where he waited for 2
months to be discharged. He finally flew back to Scotland,
from Germany, to take a train to Southampton, England, where he boarded
the British ship Aquatainia on the 10th October 1945.
14 October 1943 - Authorised to Start and Warm-up Aircraft Engines
13th October 1945 - Arrived in New York harbour
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