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Campbell Donald, Jr.

Name:
Donald, Jr. Campbell
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-803773
Unit:
425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-05-20
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:

Donald Campbell, Jr. was born in 1921. He resided in Essex County, New Jersey prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 8, 1942 in Newark, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of automobiles and also as Single, without dependents. Donald served as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on B-24J #42-100249, 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

B-24J #42-100249 took off from Kunming, China on a sea sweep combat mission. They never were heard or seen again and are believed to have crashed at sea. However it was noted as a battle casuality and mentioned that they could have been victims of anti-aircraft fire. The entire crew of 11 were lost.

Donald was declared "Missing in Action" on May 20, 1944 and is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov