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S/Sgt Donald D. Robinson was a stock clerk before he volunteered for the U.S. Army in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 24 October 1942.

S/Sgt Edward D. Rose:
"Tail gunner in lead ship of C flight, which consisted of five ships. Saw three ships from our flight destroyed by enemy fighters and flak. I saw approximately seven ships destroyed from four of our flight. All 3 ships destroyed from C flight were on fire and the ships flown by Lt Freeman and Lt Stitch blew up. Lt Mitchell’s ship burned until it hit the ground. There were at least five parachutes from that aircraft. The other two planes from C flight, flown by Lt Freeman and Lt Stitch, had at least two or three chutes come from them before they blew up. I could fairly say an average of three chutes left each ship. Due to the fact that we were under constant attack, I couldn’t see anymore. It is very possible more airman escaped than I saw".

S/Sgt Donald G. Charland:
"He must have been scared, he had an open escape hatch to go out of and had chute on ready to go out".