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FULLER, Donald Marvin - Date of
birth
2 December 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Council, York County, Idaho -
Hometown
Adams County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-817656 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
565th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 June 1944 - Place of
death
Kattegat Sea, Denmark
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 39 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Marvin V. Fuller (father)
Ruby (Lakey) Fuller (mother)
Karl K. Fuller (brother)
Dorothy A. Fuller (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95144 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Pölitz, Germany
MACR: 5923
More information
Aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision en route to target with bomber flown by Lt Powers, and the tail assembly of Chappell's bomber was sheared off. Remains of A/C went into a spin and crashed in the Baltic Sea a mile from Danish soil. Only one man from the Chappell crew survived and was taken POW.Lt Fuller’s body was recovered by the Germans on June 21, 1944, in an area known as Grosser Belt. He was buried in a local Danish cemetery in Korsoer, Sjaelland Island, June 22, 1944. Fuller’s remains were recovered in 1948 by Graves Registration and were reburied in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre. Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Claas Book 43-B, Douglas Army Air Field, Arizona