Name:
Donald B. Bayne
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-743397
Unit:
7th Reconnaissance Group
Date of Death:
1944-09-16
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Plombières,
Plot:
Tablet of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Born 3 November 1923
From Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Son of Benjamin E. and Irene E. Bayne
Attended College for 1 year and was an actor before joining the army
Volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army as a private in Boston, Massachusetts on 7 April 1942.
Part of the 13th Photographic Squadron, 7th Reconnaissance Group
Lost while flying his P-38 43-28990
His destination was the Mainz Area, Germany for a Reconnaissance Mission