Name:
Donald Joseph Periolat
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-686133
Unit:
326th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1986-12-13
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Plot:
Section 14
Row:
Grave:
Site 1316
Decoration:
Comments:
2nd Lt Donald Joseph Periolat, bombardier of the B-17 42-37984, took off from station 109 in Podington, Bedfordshire, UK at 0820 on a bombing mission over Frankfurt. The plane was shot down by Fw-190s and evacuated at 10000 feet around 1040 with engine 2 on fire. Periolat survived the jump but was taken prisoner and sent to Stalag Luft 1 in Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia.