Ogilvie Donald Potter

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Donald Potter Ogilvie is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Black Thursday Monument of Nub�court - Crash of B-17 (42-31059)

Name:

Donald Potter Ogilvie

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-665330

Unit:

547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1998-09-02

State:

California

Cemetery:

Palm Cemetery, Winter Park, Florida

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Born on November 28, 1916, Donald Potter Ogilvie served as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and was a pilot for the 547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group.

On October 14, 1943, Ogilvie and his squadron's bomber crashed. He and 8 others survived. While 7 of the crew were able to escape, Ogilvie and Lt. Kilmer were captured and arrested in March, 1944 and sent to Stalag Luft III.