467th Bombardment Group (H)
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Kessler, Donald Lee
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Kessler
Donald
Lee
Donald
Lee
Serial Number
Officer:
O-820169
Birth Info
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Place of Birth:
04 Jan 1918
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
640 N. Topeka
Wichita
Sedgewick Co.
Kansas
Wichita
Sedgewick Co.
Kansas
Official Home Town
Unknown at this time
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:
Place of Enlistment:
Place of Enlistment:
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:
Returned to US Method:
Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:
Place:
Place:
31 Mar 70
Passing Info
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Place of Death:
02 May 2008
Shreveport
Caddo Co.
Louisiana, United States
Shreveport
Caddo Co.
Louisiana, United States
Cemetery:
Forest Park Cemetery
Shreveport,
Caddo Co., Louisiana, United States:
Shreveport,
Caddo Co., Louisiana, United States:
Notes
Topic
No Notes at this time
Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
05 Aug 41
Entered Service
31 Mar 43
Aviation Cadet
Flight Officer
07 Jan 44
Commissioned
Second Lieutenant
27 Aug 44
Citation for Outstanding Performance
789th
Second Lieutenant
Pilot
31 Aug 44
Roster of Combat Crews
789th
Second Lieutenant
Pilot
11 Sep 44
Promoted
First Lieutenant
05 Dec 44
Roster of Officers
789th
First Lieutenant
Pilot
24 Jan 45
OLC to AM
First Lieutenant
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
Total Flights:
39
Total Combat:
38
Total Dispatched:
37
Total Credited:
36
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
16 Aug 1944
Tail Turret Failure
Group Citation 004
Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
16 Aug 44
Practice
Haenn, Joseph William
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