Name:
Donald D. Elgin
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-711849
Unit:
392nd Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-09-08
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
O
Row:
7
Grave:
26
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Donald D. Elgin, pilot of the P-38 Lightning 42-104069, took off from Mans airfield with a faulty engine. He crashed on takeoff, dying on impact. Elgin left behind a pregnant 19 year old fiancee.