Donald served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17G #42-40051, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Multnomah County, Oregon prior to the war.
B-17G #42-40051 took off from Snetterton, England on a bombing mission. They were attacked and shot down by German fighter aircraft and crashed in Nysted, Denmark during the war. The entire crew was lost.
Donald was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-692457
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-40051:
Avantini, Carmine ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Beres, John P, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Cantrell, William C ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, TX
Haney, Wilbur L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Horner, Cletis L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NM
Martinez, Albert E ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, LA
Massey, James Y ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Plymell, Donald J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OR
Pyrek, Joseph T ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
Quinlan, John J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Donald J. Plymell, 2LT
Serial# 0-692457
U. S. Army Air Forces
8th Air Force
96th Bomb Group (H)
339th Bomb Squadron
Navigator on B-17 #42-40051, "Amazon's Prince"
Destination: Posnan, Poland
MACR #3652 (Missing Air Crew Report)
Place of death: Baltic Sea
Medals: Air Medal & Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Multnomah County, Oregon prior to the war.
B-17G #42-40051 took off from Snetterton, England on a bombing mission. They were attacked and shot down by German fighter aircraft and crashed in Nysted, Denmark during the war. The entire crew was lost.
Donald was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-692457
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-40051:
Avantini, Carmine ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Beres, John P, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Cantrell, William C ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, TX
Haney, Wilbur L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Horner, Cletis L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NM
Martinez, Albert E ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, LA
Massey, James Y ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Plymell, Donald J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OR
Pyrek, Joseph T ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
Quinlan, John J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
Donald J. Plymell, 2LT
Serial# 0-692457
U. S. Army Air Forces
8th Air Force
96th Bomb Group (H)
339th Bomb Squadron
Navigator on B-17 #42-40051, "Amazon's Prince"
Destination: Posnan, Poland
MACR #3652 (Missing Air Crew Report)
Place of death: Baltic Sea
Medals: Air Medal & Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Donald served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17G #42-40051, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Multnomah County, Oregon prior to the war.
B-17G #42-40051 took off from Snetterton, England on a bombing mission. They were attacked and shot down by German fighter aircraft and crashed in Nysted, Denmark during the war. The entire crew was lost.
Donald was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-692457
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-40051:
Avantini, Carmine ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Beres, John P, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Cantrell, William C ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, TX
Haney, Wilbur L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Horner, Cletis L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NM
Martinez, Albert E ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, LA
Massey, James Y ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Plymell, Donald J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OR
Pyrek, Joseph T ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
Quinlan, John J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
Donald J. Plymell, 2LT
Serial# 0-692457
U. S. Army Air Forces
8th Air Force
96th Bomb Group (H)
339th Bomb Squadron
Navigator on B-17 #42-40051, "Amazon's Prince"
Destination: Posnan, Poland
MACR #3652 (Missing Air Crew Report)
Place of death: Baltic Sea
Medals: Air Medal & Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Multnomah County, Oregon prior to the war.
B-17G #42-40051 took off from Snetterton, England on a bombing mission. They were attacked and shot down by German fighter aircraft and crashed in Nysted, Denmark during the war. The entire crew was lost.
Donald was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-692457
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-40051:
Avantini, Carmine ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Beres, John P, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Cantrell, William C ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, TX
Haney, Wilbur L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Horner, Cletis L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NM
Martinez, Albert E ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, LA
Massey, James Y ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Plymell, Donald J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OR
Pyrek, Joseph T ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
Quinlan, John J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
Donald J. Plymell, 2LT
Serial# 0-692457
U. S. Army Air Forces
8th Air Force
96th Bomb Group (H)
339th Bomb Squadron
Navigator on B-17 #42-40051, "Amazon's Prince"
Destination: Posnan, Poland
MACR #3652 (Missing Air Crew Report)
Place of death: Baltic Sea
Medals: Air Medal & Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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