Staples, Donald Ernest, Maj

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Major
Last AFSC Group
Navigator
Primary Unit
1958-1958, 327th Bombardment Squadron , Heavy
Service Years
1942 - 1958
Officer srcset=
Major

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Home State
Montana
Montana
 Year of Birth
1919
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Turner, Montana		 Last Address
Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington
Date of Passing
Sep 08, 1958		  
Location of Interment
Fort George Wright Cemetery (VLM) - Spokane, Washington

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)In the Line of DutyAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  1958, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2016, In the Line of Duty
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He was killed when his and another B-52 collided near Fairchild AFB. Different sources have him as captain, major, or lieutenant colonel at the time of his death. A likely scenario is that his active duty grade was O-3 and that he was posthumously promoted to O-4 and also that he had the reserve grade of O-5.
   
Other Comments:

Sources:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=3&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=Donald+E+Staples&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=1735978&rlst=2450967,759412,1735978
http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-STA10-01&dataType=Person
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21723211
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/44072
http://www.historylink.org/File/8561
   
  1943-1944, AAF MOS 1034, 560th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy

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From Month/Year
June / 1943 		To Month/Year
May / 1944
Unit
560th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy Unit Page
Rank
Captain		 AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1034-Navigator
Base, Station or City
RAF Knettishall, Suffolk, England		 State/Country
United Kingdom
   
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 560th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy Details

560th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy
Type
Bomber 		 
Parent Unit
Bombardment Units 		Strength
Squadron
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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560th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy
Moell, William, 1st Lt, (1942-1946) A08 AAF MOS 1034 First Lieutenant
Fontaine, Jerome H., 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 First Lieutenant
Rosenthal, David, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 First Lieutenant
Dennis, Donald Leroy, 1st Lt, (1943-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Melville, Earl S., 1st Lt, (1942-1943) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Patton, William Wyatt, 1st Lt, (1934-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Warren, William T., 1st Lt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Aldenhoevel, Frank, TSgt, (1940-1943) A07 AAF MOS 757 Technical Sergeant
Clayton, Sterley G., TSgt, (1942-1945) A07 AAF MOS 611 Technical Sergeant
Hasson, Halleck H., TSgt, (1942-1943) A25 AAF MOS 755 Technical Sergeant
Becker, Bernard A., SSgt, (1941-1943) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Beckham, Rodric C., SSgt, (1942-1943) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Christensen, Edward G., SSgt, (1942-1943) A07 AAF MOS 748 Staff Sergeant
Creamer, Walter C., SSgt, (1942-1943) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Deckard, Oliver E., SSgt, (1940-1943) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Feese, Robert B., SSgt, (1942-1943) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Hobbs, Everett L., SSgt, (1942-1945) A25 AAF MOS 755 Staff Sergeant
Morrison, Alvin E., SSgt, (1942-1943) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Wyman, John Walter, SSgt, (1943-1945) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Marshall, William P., Sgt, (1942-1943) A07 AAF MOS 611 Sergeant

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