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
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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, 388th Bombardment Group, Heavy

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June / 1943 		To Month/Year
May / 1944
Unit
388th Bombardment Group, Heavy Unit Page
Rank
Captain		 AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1034-Navigator
Base, Station or City
RAF Knettishall, Suffolk, England		 State/Country
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 388th Bombardment Group, Heavy Details

388th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Type
Bomber 		 
Parent Unit
Bombardment Units 		Strength
Group
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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122 Members Also There at Same Time
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388th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Moell, William, 1st Lt, (1942-1946) A08 AAF MOS 1034 First Lieutenant
Amos, Gordon L., 2nd Lt, (1941-1943) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Second Lieutenant
Brigham, Richard Francis, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Second Lieutenant
Sanborn, Frederick H., Lt Col, (1942-1969) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Second Lieutenant
Sullivan, Joseph W., 2nd Lt, (1942-1943) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Second Lieutenant
Mangan, Thomas M., FltOff, (1943-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Flight Officer
Fontaine, Jerome H., 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 First Lieutenant
Isaacs, Norman F., 1st Lt, (1941-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1039 First Lieutenant
McKee, Douglas, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 First Lieutenant
Rosenthal, David, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 First Lieutenant
Gray, William Emery, 2nd Lt, (1940-1943) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Green, Robert Gordon, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Kendall, Joseph W., 2nd Lt, (1942-1943) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Randles, Roger C., 2nd Lt, (1943-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Strong, James W., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Chimenti, John Joseph, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1024 First Lieutenant
De Jean, Garrigues Albert, 1st Lt, (1943-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Dennis, Donald Leroy, 1st Lt, (1943-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Hornsby, Darrel Deede, 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
McRee, Frederick, 1st Lt, (1943-1944) 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
Sundstrom, Vincent F., 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Vlymen, John Richmond, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Wilken, Ray Theodore, 1st Lt, (1942-1943) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Alander, Eino Viljo, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1054 Second Lieutenant
Amann, Allan Olavi, 2nd Lt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Bare, Robert Franklin, 2nd Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1024 Second Lieutenant
Clark, James D., 1st Lt, (1943-1944) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Coleman, Charles E., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Fair, Nathan E., 2nd Lt, (1940-1943) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Feeney, James Robert, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Felece, Joseph F., 2nd Lt, (1941-1943) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Felece, Joseph F., 2nd Lt, (1941-1943) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Filler, Donald B., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Fisher, Samuel Jay, 1st Lt, (1941-1944) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Fuller, Warren H., 2nd Lt, (1942-1943) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Gundy, Samuel C., 2nd Lt A23 AAF MOS 1054 Second Lieutenant
Hershey, William, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Payne, Jerry Bryan, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Pollard, Frank Leslie, 2nd Lt, (1943-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Warren, William T., 1st Lt, (1941-1944) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Wetzel, Hugh L., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1054 Second Lieutenant
Aldenhoevel, Frank, TSgt, (1940-1943) A07 AAF MOS 757 Master Sergeant
Alcorn, Ernest Merton, TSgt, (1942-1945) A07 AAF MOS 757 Technical Sergeant
Breckenridge, Wilmer, TSgt, (1943-1945) A07 AAF MOS 737 Technical Sergeant
Clayton, Sterley G., TSgt, (1942-1945) A07 AAF MOS 611 Technical Sergeant
Duncan, James Lane, TSgt, (1942-1943) A07 AAF MOS 757 Technical Sergeant
Fuller, David E., TSgt, (1942-1943) A07 AAF MOS 737 Technical Sergeant
Goldstein, Lawrence, TSgt, (1942-1945) A25 AAF MOS 776 Technical Sergeant
Hasson, Halleck H., TSgt, (1942-1943) A25 AAF MOS 755 Technical Sergeant
Kajut, Norman Frank, TSgt, (1942-1944) A25 AAF MOS 755 Technical Sergeant
Marcusson, Floyd, TSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Technical Sergeant
McClure, Warren H., TSgt, (1942-1943) A07 AAF MOS 611 Technical Sergeant
O'Sullivan, Larry L., TSgt, (1942-1944) A25 AAF MOS 755 Technical Sergeant
Turpen, John C., TSgt, (1943-1944) A25 AAF MOS 755 Technical Sergeant
Zumbolo, Marco J., TSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 748 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

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