Dooley, Donald William

Individual Personnel Data
Name Dooley, Donald William   ‡
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Rank Technical Sergeant
Serial Number 15081700   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group Headquarters Detachment, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #147 dated 25 July 1944, effective 25 July 1944.
  • Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #179, effective 8 September 1944.
Duty Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS867 - Radar Mechanic, Bombardment
Last Duty Date 28 September 1944
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Indiana
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 26 July 1919
  • Reclassified from MOS 867 to MOS 757 (radio operator/gunner) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #179 dated 8 September 1944.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 9366⇓ (11.899 MB)
Donald William Dooley⇓ (filesize unknown)



Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
201⇗ 28 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Magdeburg, Germany 		Radio Operator 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Collided with 43‑37822 over target: Wallace Storey related details of the collision in Decker's Memories (2nd edition, page 169). Both ships went down on fire and out of control; no chutes observed; crashed near Erxleben, Germany; MACR 9366.
Sortie Report⇗

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